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Hi there,
The good news is that you would reduce the load on the sheet by anchoring part of it further aft. The bad news is that you would drastically reduce the efficiency of the traveler, because a sizable component of the sheet's force would always be pulling to centreline, when you frequently (usually) want to be pulling higher or lower than that.
Instead of a pedestal, you might consider boom gallows, with traveler built-in, at the aft location. Requires some engineering, but it is an elegant way to do it, and efficient.
If you take everything forward of the dodger, there are ways to minimize strain on the boom and reduce effort.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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