What's wrong with this picture....
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Actually it really doesn't matter. The indicating angles work either way. But it does look odd.
No, its the halyard wrapped around the spreader. The windex is fine indicating a wind direction from Starboard. He chose to orient the markers towards the front and that is fine, your boat your choice. If it seems to be pointing down its probably the angle of the photo.
Perhaps..... Those of us in advancing years sometimes need a more obvious visual reminder of where we should be heading to sail as close to the wind as possible. I agree that it should work in that orientation as well as with the orange rectangles aft of the mast.
Yes, halyards wrapped around shrouds...but seems easily reverted. I'd have to guess that the owner was chastised by dock neighbors from the lines banging against the mast on a windy night? The windex markers are odd, but perhaps better viewed that way if there's a bimini installed?
Yes, the windex is unusual, but check out the mast on the boat in the background?
The boat in the background is on a lift. Probably not sitting correctly on the pads.
Yes that is a fractional rig but I do not see any bend on that mast. The boat is not sitting level, hard to tell what is going on.
Just as long as he does not try and use the windex at night and finds the reflective panels on the arrow's tail don't line up with the two indicator's reflective panels.
A friend of mine went up the mast and replaced my wind indicator. Unfortunately, he did not seat the markers correctly and now they fly around with the wind. Must look odd to others. Drives me nuts. Back up the mast.