Just wondering. The lighter the trailing edge of the foresail, the easier to tack. Weighing down the sail with blocks, ropes and shackles seems dumb from that perspective.
I thought maybe I'd try just a 1:1 system. Anyone else ever try this?
I sailed a Tornado for a few years. They have doubled jib blocks so that you can get the jib tight enough in windy conditions. If the jib is not real tight, the boat will not point. What I was told to do by a sailor competing for an olympic slot was to sheet as tight as we could using the 2 to 1, then the skipper grabs the sheet that leads across the boat to the windward side and bowstrings it to get it even tighter, takes up the slack and then do it one more time. I have no idea what you sail or if it needs a tight jib to point, but this is the only way to get it real real flat. It also allows you to use lighter line without killing your hands.