Running lines aft seems to be a common and reoccurring thread ...
My opinion is that until someone comes up with a way to stow the sail cover and attach the halyard, I'm taking a 3 step walk anyway. I'll just raise the main while I'm at the mast anyway.
Reefing from the cockpit on a tiny boat like a C30 seems like overkill too. Single line reefing is fussy to get right not to mention the coils of line in the cockpit when the reefs are in.
Simple and reliable always win on my boat. Main halyard (wire/rope) to the winch on stb side of mast, hooks on the gooseneck for the reef tacks, and the two reef lines lead to the mast base and back up to the port mast winch. I'm not a kid, I'll be 60 next year. I can put in a reef in about 45-60 seconds. The halyard and reef lines stay at the mast and don't add to cockpit clutter.
I do lead sail trim controls aft.
On Cabin Side Port:
Spin Tweeker
Genoa Car Adjuster
Spin Tack Line
On Cabin Top Port:
Stb Spin Halyard
Out Haul
Jib Halyard
On Cabin Top Stb:
Cunningham
Boom Vang
Spin Pole Lift
Port Spin Halyard
On Cabin Side Stb:
Spin Tack Line
Genoa Car Adjuster
Spin Tweeker
Thats 12 controls lead aft!
Add to that Genoa Sheets, Spin Sheets, Spin Guys for 6 more lines in the cockpit.
The Main? End boom sheeting and windward sheeting traveler and backstay adjuster. 4 more controls.
22 sail trim controls in the cockpit of a 30 footer is enough for me, I'm not adding reef lines to the tangle!
Mast has Jib Halyard (also wire/rope) on Stb Sheeve, Two Spin Halyards, Main Halyard on Stb Sheeve. Port Sheeves have tag line for spare halyard in place to save weight.
Offshore config includes roller furling on the Genoa, inner stay and staysail halyard (external) to port side mast winch. Storm trysail track to spreader on port side can use either main halyard or spare halyard, tacks to boom for moderate heavy weather and below boom when it gets nasty and the boom is lashed down.
Why make it more complicated than it has to be?
Randy
PS, yes my boat has all that crap ... I never counted it all until now ... no wonder new crew get confused! :|
My opinion is that until someone comes up with a way to stow the sail cover and attach the halyard, I'm taking a 3 step walk anyway. I'll just raise the main while I'm at the mast anyway.
Reefing from the cockpit on a tiny boat like a C30 seems like overkill too. Single line reefing is fussy to get right not to mention the coils of line in the cockpit when the reefs are in.
Simple and reliable always win on my boat. Main halyard (wire/rope) to the winch on stb side of mast, hooks on the gooseneck for the reef tacks, and the two reef lines lead to the mast base and back up to the port mast winch. I'm not a kid, I'll be 60 next year. I can put in a reef in about 45-60 seconds. The halyard and reef lines stay at the mast and don't add to cockpit clutter.
I do lead sail trim controls aft.
On Cabin Side Port:
Spin Tweeker
Genoa Car Adjuster
Spin Tack Line
On Cabin Top Port:
Stb Spin Halyard
Out Haul
Jib Halyard
On Cabin Top Stb:
Cunningham
Boom Vang
Spin Pole Lift
Port Spin Halyard
On Cabin Side Stb:
Spin Tack Line
Genoa Car Adjuster
Spin Tweeker
Thats 12 controls lead aft!
Add to that Genoa Sheets, Spin Sheets, Spin Guys for 6 more lines in the cockpit.
The Main? End boom sheeting and windward sheeting traveler and backstay adjuster. 4 more controls.
22 sail trim controls in the cockpit of a 30 footer is enough for me, I'm not adding reef lines to the tangle!
Mast has Jib Halyard (also wire/rope) on Stb Sheeve, Two Spin Halyards, Main Halyard on Stb Sheeve. Port Sheeves have tag line for spare halyard in place to save weight.
Offshore config includes roller furling on the Genoa, inner stay and staysail halyard (external) to port side mast winch. Storm trysail track to spreader on port side can use either main halyard or spare halyard, tacks to boom for moderate heavy weather and below boom when it gets nasty and the boom is lashed down.
Why make it more complicated than it has to be?
Randy
PS, yes my boat has all that crap ... I never counted it all until now ... no wonder new crew get confused! :|