Since their development at the beginning of the 80s, roller masts and booms have made maneuvers much easier, but have not been free of technical problems, which deterred more than a few people at the moment of a potential purchase. Let’s take stock of the development and manipulation of this equipment which, aboard a modern multihull, nowadays makes perfect sense.
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Published on 16/05/2017
By
Olivier Barret
Issue:
154
Published:
Jul.
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Aug.
2017
If we are honest, we have to admit that we all have secret thoughts about no longer having to go to the mast foot to hook the tack of the second reef, no longer having to take in the kilometers of the 3rd reef pendant (inevitably the longest), not hesitating to take in the first or second reef, no longer having to untangle the mass of knots piled up at the mastfoot or in the cockpit, and being able to hoist (or rather unroll) without the lazy jacks getting in the way of the maneuver. Better still, without the pendants, lazy jacks and bags, your boat’s lines will be…
