I havent done this myself but I've seen it done on J24s and Thunderbirds. The idea is to put all that stuff at the hands of the foredeck crew so he/she doesnt have to rely on the pit crew to get their job done. Usually, these boats have a cleat on the mast for the spinnaker halyard also so the foredeck can raise the chute too. Another solution some people like is to move the foreguy/downhaul lead on the deck to the mast so it doesn't have to be released on a gybe. If you do this you pretty much have to have twings too 'cause you lose some leverage on the pole.
While your at it, try the trigger pole ends. That really makes things slick for the foredeck.
