Blocks mounted to the toe rail, or even tracks mounted under the lifelines are always going to be a nuisance any way you run the sheets. I have tracks under the life lines and I just deal with changing the lines when I'm planning my routes. If I'm off the wind a bit, I lead the sheets outside the lines. If I'm going to be close-hauled, I move the sheets inside the lifelines. I try to move one lazy sheet at a time by planning how close-hauled or far off the wind I will be at the next tack (or gybe). It doesn't always work out as planned!
I skirt the foot simply by sheeting the line in on time. If I miss, I luff, just enough to get it sorted. (It beats the dirty look from Sue that I would get if I asked her to skirt the foot
) Shelby would be willing but she doesn't understand the command.
Here are 2 photos, one showing port-side lazy sheet inside the life lines (anticipating close-hauled on stbd tack) and the other with stbd sheet outside the lifeline on port beam reach, with Shelby looking on. I put those red lines on the photo to show where I'm thinking about mounting tracks.
I skirt the foot simply by sheeting the line in on time. If I miss, I luff, just enough to get it sorted. (It beats the dirty look from Sue that I would get if I asked her to skirt the foot
) Shelby would be willing but she doesn't understand the command.Here are 2 photos, one showing port-side lazy sheet inside the life lines (anticipating close-hauled on stbd tack) and the other with stbd sheet outside the lifeline on port beam reach, with Shelby looking on.
I put those red lines on the photo to show where I'm thinking about mounting tracks.Attachments
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