Hi All -
I came to the terrific realization last night that my reefing
lines were several distorting my mainsail shape in light air by collapsing the roach. I've been struggling since I boat the boat with light air main trim, and the big issue was really just the weight of the
lines.
So, does anyone have tips on how to store these at the aft end of the boom when not rigged in the mainsail? They are in-boom
lines, so I really don't want to totally derig them by pulling through the boom, because getting them back would be a nightmare. They do need to be somewhat out of the way though.
2nd question - could I use a 1/8" reefing
line, so i could keep them rigged but reduce weight? Obviously this would be very hard to grip, but it would be alot lighter. I don't love the idea of being out with no ability to quickly reef, but there's no way I'm going back to the issues I was having.
Thanks All!