Well I'm no boat designer but do enjoy thinking of rigging enhancements like most other sailors. Since DH is so important on flexible masted F16's it would be really nice if it worked really well, ie, simple, lightweight, very low fricion. I've read Wouter's excellent posts on how he implemented the internal DH in his wingmast and I suspect the standard AHPC setup is pretty good too. But I wonder if anyone has considered or tried implementing a lever based purchase for the DH in a wingmast? These systems are used on backstay adjusters on big monohulls and they're now being used for on the fly DH adjustment for windsurfing sails. I'm sure you've seen them, they consist of a "L" shaped lever with a pivot at the bend. Some vang systems use them. They're very light weight, simple, low friction, and use fewer moving parts than cascaded or non-cascaded block based systems. The super wing mast seems ideal to put one of these inside since it's so large. So, anyone tried it? If so, whay not?

Jerry