I acquired a C2 late last year with center sheeting. Looks like the same setup as in this pic:


(is that you John?)

I'm still not sure if I like it or not.

Pluses:
- Sheeting angle for the crew is nice.
- 8:1 purchase is responsive in light and medium air
- Line management during tacks seems a bit easier.

Negatives:
- Difficult to uncleat in certain conditions - especially lighter air. I can probably blame several blown tacks on this.
- Seems like a lot of force on the center of the tramp - is this going to cause premature failure?
- Sheeting load in heavy air is pretty high. My 17yr old son who's in decent shape was dead after two races.

Noticed that this has not caught on - only the A-Cats seem to do center sheeting these days.

Replacing it with a more standard setup is going to kill my beer budget.

Let me know what you think.