The reefing tack control line I lead (also the outhaul control line for reefing) comes up and down on the same side of the sail or its slides,(so tucks under the first slide as it leaves the cleat, to then work only on one side of the sail) so there is never an issue with bunching or crowding. I guess it would be okay to even run the lines from a cleat on one side back down to the cleat on the same side, except that when tacking the tension on the foot of the sail would change....
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Brian Duff
BVI Yacht Sales, Tortola
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