Have people experimented with 1:2 on halyard? Obviously makes it heavier, but you've only got to pull half as much line, and the thing that makes hoisting really heavy is not getting it up fast enough so that it sets before it hits the top.
Paul
I have used 1:2 when crewing on 12 skiffs and it was very quick.... However you run a lot deeper during the set on a skiff and the loads are not as high.
Speeking with Bundock and Forbes, they trialed the 1:2 set up on their Tornado but the loads were far too high to use.
See this thread for pics of our 2 line halyard system. Same as what a lot of the Tornado boys are running...... Very clean and works very well.
http://www.catsailor.com/forums/showflat...0&fpart=all
