[C320-list] Double-ended main sheet

[William Russell]

My understanding of the double-ended main sheet is it allows you to always be able to trim the main from the "high" (windward) side of the boat.  Racing, you'll have a mainsheet trimmer.  You'll want his/her weight on the high side of the boat, so the sheet is there, with an available cabintop winch.  After tacking, the trimmer can trim from the other side, which is now the high side.
Bill Russell
"Little Wing," 1998 Catalina 320 #545
Ithaca, NY