Solent stay only for masthead rigs, or also for fractional rigs?

[Brion Toss]

Hello,
There is no reason not to install a Solent on your rig, so long as wire size and tune are done correctly. The only faint alarm here is that fractional rigs are harder to tune well than masthead ones, and adding a Solent could compound a bad tune. The aft-swept caps will indeed provide the majority of the aft staying, but the backstay also has a significant effect, which will vary according to mast stiffness and how close to the top the stays come.
Therefore be sure to run your numbers on scantlings, and be very sure of your tune. As with a masthead rig, the relative tune of the two stays is crucial.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss