Has anyone gone to the 2 line Spin setup that many of the F18 and Tornado sailors have gone back to?
I have... on the Tornado.
Robbie Daniel tells me that testing has shown the 2-line system to be faster (on the 2-man Tornado) because it speeds the hoist (because you can cheat out the tack and have less line to pull after rounding). However, the 2-line system does slow down the douse somewhat. The hoist is more critical both tactically and because the boat is slower when hoisting than when dousing.
Lovell and Ogletree have a 2-line setup, but they use a
swivel cleat at the stbd front beam instead of the spinlock under the beam with a spinlock. Charlie says he doesn't trust the spinlocks.
On the other hand, Mitch Booth's son (with Mitch as crew) got 2nd in the 2005 tiger worlds with a single-line system. Then again, they were sailing a charter boat.
