[alberg30] Mainsail Winch

[John Birch]

Bob;
"Sweating" is the phrase you're looking for.
A winch is handy in heavy air though, but lets face it, the days of winchless
sailing of J Class boats is long over when even the sheets were sweated in.
Things have changed since the days of Sir Thomas and Harrold, not that I think
either of them ever personally sweated (a line) in their lives other than to
shout "SELL."   ; )
Cheers,
John

Bob Johns wrote:

> From: Bob Johns <bobjns at nais.com>
>
> Hi Jim, & List:
>
> You need the jib halyard winch to get the luff tight to prevent the jib
> from sagging off. The mainsail is no problem to raise almost to the top,
> and the last couple of inches can be done by "swigging". (I think I may not
> have the right term for this. I'd appreciate someone correcting  me if
> not.)
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