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That length sounds like a recipe for a tangled mess in the cockpit.51 feet (15.5m) as it allows me let the boom fully forward in extreme conditions.
If it's a tangled mess with 15.5 m then it's likely a tangled mess with the standard length. 15 % more rope does make a difference in that sense but not a huge one. I don't sail often enough in "extreme" conditions to warrant the extra length, but if you do, it's worth considering.sounds like a recipe for a tangled mess in the cockpit.
11.9 m is simply too short. 12.5 is the absolute minimum you can get away with, and then you can't lead that anywhere beyond the ratchet block.39 feet
Totally true.... and thanks for reminding me. Although it's mostly unconscious, I know that I perform rope management. In every opportunity, my feet and hands are arranging the excess cordage in the cockpit so it doesn't cause a problem in the next move.Going upwind there is about 4m of mainsheet in use. Even with a 12m mainsheet, there is still 8m of mainsheet floating around in the cockpit. It doesn't matter if you have the fanciest mainsheet in the world, you need to manage that rope so that when you bear off it runs freely, so in my opinion it doesn't matter how much excess rope there is. You need to manage that rope.
Haveing measuring my Mainsheet again,I found it to be just a couple inches shy of 44' and you are right that is about the perfect length.If it's a tangled mess with 15.5 m then it's likely a tangled mess with the standard length. 15 % more rope does make a difference in that sense but not a huge one. I don't sail often enough in "extreme" conditions to warrant the extra length, but if you do, it's worth considering.
Anyway, as you can see, many people prefer even longer sheets than what to you seem "way" too long.
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