The mast was not designed raking forward, but rather aft. The bend is 100% a function of the mainsail cut, not any design consideration (at least on 95%+ of the designs out there, the masts were not designed with bend it seems)
So, the real question is, how does your boat sail? How is the shape of the main? If you have balance problems when only minimally heeled, or if your main is a deep bag with the max depth in the middle, you might need to make changes.
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Brian Duff
BVI Yacht Sales, Tortola
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