Small Settings

Small adjustments using hoists allow you to multiply the efforts and have more finesse in the adjustments. These hoists are made up of pulleys or friction rings in which a rope circulates several times. The more back and forth there are, the more you will reduce the effort of your maneuver and the more precise, but slow, it will be. Small diameter ropes are often used for these maneuvers.

For example, the most common backstay is adjusted via a hoist located between the cable taken at the masthead and the rear skirt. This is a structural rope that should not be neglected. For the mainsheet, a hoist connects the cockpit or the roof to the boom, often made of a minimum 10mm rope for hand comfort. Sports boats have a mainsail trolley operated by a port and starboard hoist. The boom downhaul is also adjusted by hoist. Finally, to dig or flatten the genoa, the sheet is pulled down or aft by a genoa carriage, also operated by a hoist.