Hi All...
Im posting this here as opposed to the Gear and maint section because I'm looking for a racing perspective. I would particulary appreciate input from people who routinely crew the foredeck.
The
spinnaker, main and two
jib halyards on my 30 foot Scampi all come out the aft bottom of the mast via small sheves, and run aft to
line clutches at the cockpit. Good enough, but I am thinking that I would prefer to run at least the
spinnaker halyard out the side of the mast, down to a block then aft.
The idea of course is so that the foredeck crew can hoist the chute, or the cockpit crew can do it. I would add a jam
cleat on the mast so the foredeck crew could
cleat it after the hoist.
My questions are:
How high should the halyard exit the mast? I was thinking high enough so a tall person could reach all the way up and pull as far as possible, like maybe 8 feet?
Should I consider doing the same with the two head sail halyards?
Thanks...