The Dutchman Sail Flaking System is one of the most popular systems for controlling a mainsail.  It uses vertical control lines laced through fairleads fastened to the sail.  This enables the Dutchman to collect the sail on the boom with no need to secure the intermediate reef points. With lines led aft, you can operate the system entirely from the cockpit. Relatively inexpensive, the Dutchman works with both conventional and full-batten sails, and you can easily retrofit it to your existing main.

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