DSK wrote:
"Capt" Rob" wrote-

For the cruiser racer, the mid-boom sheeting is the clear winner.


No it isn't. It puts more strain on the rig and gives less leverage to
the trimmer.

Mid-boom sheeting is a holdover from the bad old days of the IOR rule
when racers all had tiny mainsails with very short, downward-sloping
(negative stive) booms. The mainsheet could be over the companionway and
still be at (or close to) the end of the boom for good leverage.

.... It
clears the cockpit and is far more friendly to guests and young
children.



Capt.Mooron wrote:

That's a design shortfall... not a safety feature.


Oh yes, it *is* a safety feature if you assume that the sailor in
question will always be too clumsy to keep clear of the mainsheet and
too stupid to learn to handle it properly.

DSK

Of course we could just Hunterize the main sheet and have end boom to
over cockpit arch to get the best of everything?