Just had my first day with a spinnaker on my (new to me) Marstrom Tornado. Everything went great...what a ride!

However, we noted that the spinny sheet (mafioli sp?) running thru a Harken Ratchamatic at 180 degrees still didn't take enough of the load off the line to keep the crew from complaining . This was in 7-10 knots of wind, flat water and only for a short period of time. I do regular round the island trips that have 1-2 hours between gybes...and I'm sure hte crew will be squawking quite loudly by then.

Is there a recommended solution to reduce the load (a 2:1 setup perhaps) or would a cleat be the way to go?

Cheers!
Mike Dobbs
'95 Marstrom Tornado "Full Tilt"
'81 SailCraft Tornado "DoubleMint"