You may find, as many others have, that you only end up really needing your runner about 20% of the time.
Seen plenty of HM fibre runners around; light, flexible, and a little less chafe on the sails. Have delivered Swans with runners rigged as the last poster mentions; works well enough, but I'd rather not tie up a winch.
More typically I've seen 4:1 purchases on the runner tails, with cams on the lower fiddle blocks. Quick and easy to use, but those loooong rope tails can be a pain to handle and stow.
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