Genoa Rigging - Sheeting Angle

[thinwater]

On my boat, at least, the genoa leads go outside the shrouds, giving a very broad based of the sail; not good for windward work in lighter winds. Normally a sheeting angle of ~ 12-25 degrees would seem fair for a cruising boat, but it is probably closer to 20 degrees.

Today I tried sheeting inside of the shrouds by rolling up about 1 turn on the furler and using the spinnaker sheet routed inside the shrouds for sheeting. This gives me a lead angle of about 14.4 degrees and seemed to work better up wind, quick to set up, though a bit awkward for tacking because the old sheet is still attached.

Has anyone else tried this? Thoughts?