billskip
Well-known member
Etiquette....Lines can get caught around them. You have to take the handle out to tack anyway. It hurts if you bash yourself on one in a bumpy sea. Simply an avoidable hazrd. Yadda, yadda.
I was taught a lot of sailing on yachts with crew where that kind of thing was avoided by simply removing the handle when not in use. It's ingrained and I've been happy to pass that on to many others.
As you do so much of Billy no mates sailing, most of that probably doesn't matter......your boat!!