Taking the strain out of winch grinding
Sailing can be a very physical activity, even for those who try to seek out gentle cruising. So many boat owners find there comes a time when it is sensible to add some kind of assistance with winching. In addition to the convenience factor, this also brings a health benefit – heart attacks are more common than is generally realised after a vigorous spell of winching.
Electric assistance can therefore be a benefit to those with boats of little more than 30ft if they have big overlapping genoas – it’s less of an issue for more recent craft that tend to have nonoverlapping
