[Alberg30] twings

[J Bergquist]

Larry-

Thanks. I was thinking of running them through an old jibsheet fairlead 
that is attached to my track, instead of mounting a new fitting on my 
toerail. This would be significantly farther aft than your setup (like 
3' aft of the lower instead of 12"). I'm still thinking about it. Do you 
find that your setup works well for you, or would you do it differently 
if you were to do it over again?

I also was planning on mounting a bullseye on the sidedeck so that I 
could run the twing aft to a deck mounted camcleat outboard of the 
forward part of the cockpit coaming. I would allow the tail to run clear 
back to the aft end of the cockpit (through another bullseye aft, and 
with a stopper) so that the helmsman would be able to pull the twing on 
during a gybe in case the crew doesn't know or remember. Do you think 
this is unnecessarily complicated, or a good plan?

I want a deck layout that will work well, make the boat easy to handle, 
not be overly complicated, and also not too cluttered. So I'm wary of 
running too much aft, and of drilling holes in my deck. However, I view 
twings as a good safety valve for flying the kite in a fresh breeze, and 
I'd like to be able to control them from the back. Does this sound good? 
or overkill?

Yes, I know, I want everything. Thanks for all your great advice!

J Bergquist
Calliope #287
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