Cat's Meow is sailng with a new mainsail this year. The sail has a separate
grommet for a downhaul (Cunningham) in additional to the tack. Given I'm
working with a single winch on the mast, does it make more sense to use the
winch for the main halyard and tighten the downhaul by hand, or raise the main
by hand and use the winch for the downhaul? I tried raising the main by hand
yesterday in a relatively* brisk wind, ~15 knots, and it didn't seem like the
main got raised enough.

*Relative to the usual Long Island Sound light air.

S/V Cat's Meow
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