[quote=MN3][quote=tamumpower1]I saw a video describing that setup once. Was apparently mostly used on offshore boats because you could prevent an accidental jibe by tightening the lazy side.[/quote]
hmmmm, i am no expert with this setup but i have sailed it 1/2 doz times now
edit: just watched a vid of the same boat with standard trav track.. yup... much more rigid system
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZw9wluSq5Y[/url]
the advantages i see: smaller/cheaper hardware than big boat gear, ease of use/reduced sheeting*, freedom of a traveler track and car that whips across in a gybe (hand hazard), access to the transom without sheets in your face, and it looks helliwicked
*there is basically no need to adjust the main during tacks and gybe's (since the boom is always level/ the boom is never pulled down by the mainsheet) the sheet still "flows" through the blocks without uncleating. only need to occasionally adjust the traveler line (port side's most aft/3rd reeve) when changing from upwind (or down) to a reach. besides that - we really didn't make any adjustments. On a deep/code-0 run we tighten the running back stays and attach "barber haulers" to the boom to further manipulate sailshape
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