savageseadog
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I have a 38ft yacht with a German mainsheet system
The issue for crew not familiar with it is releasing quickly. The winches are self tailing with mainsheet man's back to winch so a quick release is a case of turning round, unhitching the sheet from the self tailer and letting it run, not quick. The other choice would be to have the sheet in hand from the leeward side but apart from the fatigue, how can the mainsheet man grind it back in without a faff. I had wondered about a different way. Any experiences on here?
The issue for crew not familiar with it is releasing quickly. The winches are self tailing with mainsheet man's back to winch so a quick release is a case of turning round, unhitching the sheet from the self tailer and letting it run, not quick. The other choice would be to have the sheet in hand from the leeward side but apart from the fatigue, how can the mainsheet man grind it back in without a faff. I had wondered about a different way. Any experiences on here?