rigging question

[mariner2k]

The Crocker belongs to a friend. While his mast was down I was inspecting his rigging and had never seen that layout before.
My uppers are 42" which give me a 13-14 degree angle at the top. My lowers are 58".
I could have gotten away with 37" on the uppers but I don't see them getting in the way at all. Mine do run over the lowers.
Thanks, Kevin

[mariner2k]

I did get to see the mast after it was raised. While this arrangement has worked well for this ketch for 80 years, the owner did say it became a little loose on the leeward side but was never really a problem. Personally I'd be more comfortable with the cap shroud going over both spreaders.