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makes no sense, as this accident seemed to have little or nothing to do with roller furling. the incident entirely within the cockpit - and the problem was the mainsheet. and this explains everything. I would speculate. as well. that handing the helm over to guest crew was a surprising choice.

not sure why you keep going on about rigging failure - utterly beside the point. there was no rigging failure. makes sense you would want to keep some pressure on the sail while furling. From the article: so. the incident - as described here - is clear. the harm was caused by a loose...

well, at least if you eliminate the traveler a solution is clearly available. for example:

it seems pretty clear to me - to reef the main you simply need to center the boom. this is the failure point: centering the boom!* what could be easier? why are people complaining about reefing systems when the failure point was the fucking main sheet. A simple bad wrap here. an override...

and that is the way boomless mains work too - sheet to a batten. my little weta had this and it was super cool. no boom at all, and a beautiful clean main. the foot so much prettier than any boomed sail.

only professionals should be allowed near the mast? idk. my unpopular opinion is that reefing from the mast is probably safe. the mainsheet killed them. not the reefing system. and they didn't fall overboard or anything else.

for sure there is a sheeting system - don't know what it is called - that runs from the boom down to either side of the coach roof. this provides for lots more control, because the boom is captured between two purchases. I used to sail on a little 23' footer and it had this system (unlike my...

why I asked. I'm not an expert on this and know next to nothing about the rigging on huge rigs like this one. But I have been impressed with 'alternative' main sheet systems - which sheet to a winch both port and starboard - because they control the boom so well. and isn't this what killed the...

this being a German boat - why not a German main sheet? unless I misunderstand - a distinct possibility - this should be a safer system.

except a shocking and no doubt traumatic experience.

oops.. I read that as respect for the dead. indeed. rip. but agree, some info for the as living seems important.

unimportant?