Slack jibstay on gaffer

[Brion Toss]

Hello,
You have two things going for you. First, the jib on a gaffer is nearly always only for light-to-medium airs, when you actually want some luff sag. Second, those runners are the only thing opposing the pull of the jibstay (unless you have or install aft-swept topmast backstay spreaders, but that is a whole other can of variables. If your Bermudian neighbors cast off their standing backstays, you can bet that their masts would bow forward, too. So if the mast is scaled appropriately for the compression loads, and if you use your runners correctly, all is well.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss