Center Cockpit Sailboats and Blue Water Cruising

[tropicalescape]

Originally Posted by skipmac

Same here. Have chartered boats with all the lines lead to the cockpit and found it a lot more work to hoist and reef. Until I get to old or disabled to leave the cockpit will keep my halyards and reefing lines at the mast.

Skip

Me too...DVC

[Cheechako]

Originally Posted by tropicalescape

Me too...DVC

Ad me to the halyards at the mast list!

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by Cheechako

Ad me to the halyards at the mast list!

Ditto...

[Andrew Troup]

Originally Posted by Cheechako

Ad me to the halyards at the mast list!

Me too

I just came across an article with a well-reasoned and rather thoughtful rationale for this, at Running rigging offshore - Ocean Navigator - May/June 2012

Apologies for cross posting this: I couldn't find this thread and posted a fresh one - If I hurry I might be in time to delete the other....

[Pete7]

Andrew, good find

[gjordan]

Andrew, thanks for a very good link. The only thing I might add to the gear would be a boom brake or 3 or 4 part preventer, so that the inevitable gybe (intentional or not) is much more gentle. I also consider a boom gallows as an essential piece of gear for an offshore cruiser. Another 2 cents worth.____Grant.