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Yes Alessandro, you are correct

The JIBS WINCH is doing a similar job to the STAYSAIL WINCH. PORT & STARBOARD lines up and over the JIB TOPSAIL STAY & the JIB STAY, 4 lines

PORT JIB TOPSAIL
STARBOARD JIB TOPSAIL
PORT JIB
STARBOARD JIB

So the STAYSAIL WINCH can be a copy of the JIBS WINCH

Using a copy of the JIBS WINCH, one side will pay out 76 cm of line, while the other side takes up 76 cm of line. To change side, reverse motor

Alessandro

There are actually 4 lines 2 starboard 2 port (at top and bottom)

One pair pull around foresail to port side, the opposite pulls around foresail to starboard side

The line to left and the lower line are the slack line that travel around the foresail. The line to right pulls to foremast

Using your diagram, the slack, dotted line doesn't go from behind the foresail to the mainsail, the slack, dotted line goes from behind the foresail to the luff of the staysail. Pulling on that dotted line will (hopefully) pull the staysail to the rear of the foresail and then back up the the front of the foresail, on the other side.

The staysail remains attached to the mainmast at all times

Alessandro,

Thank you for your support! By LEACH of the foresail, I was referring to the rear edge of the foresail. The leach of a schooner foresail is almost vertical. It may not be clear from the video, but the line that travels around the rear of the FORESAIL will always be slack, the second line will take the tension. It will then be reversed as the STAYSAIL moves aft of the FORESAIL, to the other side. If I am not explaining properly ask again, I need your challenges.👍

movement of staysail around the foresail
stick on left represents the mainmast
stick on right represents the foremast
stick in centre represents the leach of the foresail

bow to right side
stern to left side
(starboard side view)

Ah, Mr Holmes, you saw through my attempt to misled you with a very thorough answer to only half the question!

The second half

Why?

Firstly, to see if it could be done. Could a 6 channel vessel be put together and operate as hoped? The evidence for and against is still being gathered. More later.

Secondly, 52 years ago I created my own design of schooner, much smaller and simpler. It sailed in breezes I couldn't even feel, a good light wind boat. Total sailing time on that hull might have been 2 hours before life got in the way and it was left behind (ROSEBUD).
Now I have all the time in the world

Thirdly. my design time greatly exceeds my sailing time. So I need lessons and practise. The local model sailing club has been very generous with their time, knowledge, and experience. They have shown me that even the simple 2 channel class racing boats are tuned to performance. Millimeters and grams count in winning races. So, minute changes in configuration, greatly change performance. I have spent most of my career working with and against wind and water, constantly readjusting to adapt. I can now do it as a hobby.

I carry the adjust-adapt philosophy with me to the boat.

The more adjustments that you can control, the better the adaption to the conditions, and the better the performance. I have seen your work displayed here, you do strive for better performance. Your construction performance is art. With more sail controls you can improve your sailing performance. Be it better sailing in light winds (my staysail), faster speed (adjusting the slots between the sails for optimal flow), faster tacking (controlling the jibs), sailing closer to the wind (each sail will have its own optimal setting for maximum force). In the end, it will be how pleased you are with your better performance. You have achieved that with your construction performance. Are you ready to take it to your sailing performance?

Alessandro,
In my 'previous' life (sounds a little Buddhist, doesn't it) operating a skid steer loader (BOBCAT S70 LOADER, if you want to Google it) required left heel control, left toe control, right heel control, right toe control, left arm control, right arm control, strapped into the bouncing machine in a roll cage. ( one of my operator flipped one on its side, they got it back upright on their own and didn't tell me for 2 weeks). To transport this equipment on a truck in a snowstorm, was up 2 ramps 45cm wide, backwards, in the dark about two thirds of the time. I had about 2000 hours on skid steers. I could go on further about 14 hours days in a plow truck, it's boring. Sailing 6 channels is a retirement holiday requiring 2 thumb control and 2 fore finger control. enough of my rant

- CAPTAIN! CAPTAIN! I'VE JUST HAD AN APOSTROPHE!!

- I THINK YOU MEAN AN EPIPHANY!!

-RIGHT! RIGHT!

I can run the STAYSAIL up the SPRING STAY, which runs between the lower FORE MAST, at the trestle, and the MAIN TOPMAST and carries the STAYSAIL!!! Just retract it backwards up the SPRING STAY

Flaxbybuck

Question:

Was your problem proper controls for all 6 servos or eye hand coordination for appropriate stick/switch for appropriate servo at the exact instant it was needed?