You've understood it perfectly...it does take some forethought prior to throwing the gybes. Never struck me as a problem...since I grew on on these boats and it became second nature.
Now I sail the modern rig with spinny/self-tending jib and have not had to think about the 'hauler' again unitl I saw this post...



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You can now haul in the barberhauler from the opposite (ie. windward) side of the boat, causing the jib sheeting point to move forward & outboard on the leeward side.

Mike.


Mike - I think I have a similar setup on my Mystere. What I struggle with is that if you shorten the barberhauler on one side, you are making it longer on the other side. So at the next tack / gybe, you have to adjust again, the opposite way, right?
And if you don't uncleat before the tack/gybe, you'll have to get the crew to crawl to the leeward side to uncleat the barberhauler so you can pull it in...
At least that's what I've understood of the system so far...I may be missing a few pieces of the workings here. Comments?


Mike Dobbs
Tornado CAN 99 "Full Tilt"