Advantages when setting up the sail:
- faster rigging
(insert line - tighten - pull ratchet, ready!) -
significantly less effort is required
(power ratio approx. 1/30) -
no need for trimming tools
("easy-rig" or harness hook)
Advantages on the water:
- later adjustments can be made on the water
(when the wind speed changes) - greater safety
- sail performance and application range are exploited to the full