Rig a staysail stay

[benz]

Hi Roberto,

I don't think the stays have to be parallel--that's an urban myth. If they needed to be so, then the sails would need to be the same width aloft as alow. Ridiculous.
But as Ian said, if you have a huge jib, you kinda don't want a staysail. Both of the boats of that nature I've sailed a lot have had smaller jibs, which made them easier to tack. A good sailmaker can make a jib and staysail that will work together and get the most out of both.
Ben