Forestay stowage point

[flylhp]

Hi I have had a dedicated forestay fitted for a storm Jib the riggers have located the stowage point a u-bolt on the starboard side between the forward lower shroud and the cap shroud, so far so good but they have located it some 6 ins inboard just where you need to walk, is this standard for some reason

flylhp

 

[ruff_n_tumble]

Is the postion dictated by the length of the emergency forestay, i.e. the storage point positioned so that the stay is kept under enough tension to stop it flapping around when not in use? If it's fed around a curved guide maybe it could actually be located somewhere a bit more more convenient.

 

[kds]

Steve,
I know the problem. The steel stay slaps unmercifully against the mast if you do stow it like this, which can't be good. I now take mine down to forward lower shroud plate and lash it, but this isn't ideal either.
Ken