I sail on some 30 ft sportboats with a local club. For some reason they insist on sailing on and off an incredibly tricky med mooring situation. It's simply ridiculous. They sail up the way, drop sails and carry speed into the slip area which is super tight quarters then scull the boat in...
At the one dock I used where it was pretty difficult to sail on and off I used my Farrier style roller boom to bring the main down. I could roll that thing up very quickly indeed. It's an incredibly useful tool and very easy to fabricate. It's usefulness easily supersedes any benefit of the...