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The IRC rating offices have seen a growing number of instances and inquiries about additional cloth set under the boom, known by various names including lazy sweeper, deck sweeper, mainsail skirt, water sail.
In response to this, the IRC Technical Committee has issued IRC Notice 2021/02 which explains that this cloth is defined as a sail and explains how to measure the additional area so it can be accounted for in the rig factor.
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