Brian,
Thanks for this explanation. I don't know how big I'd consider a 40' ketch, but yes, the runners are for balancing the inner forestay.
I think I follow your reasoning, at least for the 1:1 runner. Essentially, do you just use a length of line through a snatch block back to the winch? When off-wind, what happens with the runner -- doesn't it need to be kept out of the way somehow so it doesn't flail around and chafe? With a 2:1, don't you run into the same hassle of stowing the runner forward as the 4:1, except that you've got smaller tackle to deal with? Or, are you somehow rigging the 2:1 on the genoa track? I don't understand how you avoid stowing something forward in any case.
And what sort of line are you using for the 1:1, double-braid or Dyneema/etc.?
Thanks,
Allan
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