Thanks Ben!
Can understand the traveler system is more trim and concise
When sailing an A/C you have the sheets and car ajustment line on the tiller and on your feet. You get used to it.
Having the traveler on the bridge deck in the companionway as suggested in the blue-line above, or anywhere else in the cockpit, is plain rediculous. Actually reckless, especially with kids & guests aboard.
That's the way I feel. I think it is a concession to fashion like high-heels and pointy toes.
Having the traveler in the back of the cockpit, it still is a dangerous machine.
And it's probably a PITA if you need parts for it.
By contrast, having twin 5-part tackles (per our diagrams above) to deal with when tacking seems like a load of trouble with TEN lines to take care of. Slacking one main sheet, taking up on the other in 20knots, while steering and tending the jibsheet seems like herding snakes.
SO, it mainly is ALL that line that has to be controlled.....has a lot going against it.*
Can't see 100s of feet of bitter end loose and uncontrolled off the winches at the coamings. Mountains of braid. Maybe can see the two tackle lines coming aft from the mast as possibly a way to have some control over the miles of rope. (because it comes from one direction and would be furthest away from the tiller) What do we do...Have a green line and a red line to be able to sort the spaghetti?
Sure would be great to hear how twin sheets is managed from someone who's spent a little time sailing with the rig.
There is a Bingham drawing of a very tidy double sheet arrangement on page 223 of the 2nd edition of Spurr's Boatbook.
But there is no description how it works in practice, no tips on alternative rigging of the sheet, no photos - which makes me think the author has never used it.
There may a plus in multi-part tackles, which is that a honking winch may not be necessary to tweek the sheet beause the many parts of the tackle ease the work.
....that is an assumption on my part.
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*OK Let's take the 5-part tackle (altho three or four part seems more reasonable) and ballpark the probable length of line needed with the boom out to the shrouds. Boom approx 12'. Circumference of 12' circle is 113.4'. Divide by 4 = 28'. But the lines will more than likely be straight from boom end to the stern, say 25'. Five parts of line is 125' with the boom out. 250' with both tackles out, as they will be. Both sheets must be handled at the same time, one tackle under tension, the other limp, hauling in and letting them out - with the correct side being winched & cinched....at the correct moment. Add halyards, reefing lines, and blood. Marinara!
Can see a couple large OPEN bags hanging on the seat fronts for the tackle ends.
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