GeoffS
Member
Re: Ross Bennett's Olympic Path
Vang purchase was discussed ad nauseam when the new rigging first came out. The only benefit I've ever heard of from having less than 15:1 is less line in the cockpit. That's never personally bothered me much.
It's an easy (and reversible) change to drop one line from the secondary purchase, so you might want to try it some time to see if you like it better.
Cheers,
Geoff S.
I have often thought of taking a bit of purchase out of the control line, like taking it off the becket, and tying a bowline through a block on the vang itself, but the 15:1 works pretty darn well
Vang purchase was discussed ad nauseam when the new rigging first came out. The only benefit I've ever heard of from having less than 15:1 is less line in the cockpit. That's never personally bothered me much.
It's an easy (and reversible) change to drop one line from the secondary purchase, so you might want to try it some time to see if you like it better.
Cheers,
Geoff S.