I used to use a cow hitch for STA-SET type of sheets on a Genoa. For my high
tech sheets I splice an eye in the sheet and use a soft shackle to attach it to
the sail.
> On Jun 17, 2022, at 9:28 AM, Josh via CnC-List wrote:
>
> Your experience sounds exactly the same as mine. The use of
Your experience sounds exactly the same as mine. The use of the Alpine
Butterfly has similar physics but allows for the use of a soft shackle which
makes changing the headsail a possibility.
Josh
Jun 17, 2022 09:08:24 Nathan Post via CnC-List :
> I found that the luggage tag approach
It's not a bowline. It's an alpine butterfly. You have to see it in action to
understand the physics but until then you're gonna have to take my word.
Realize that the butterfly is made in the middle of a single line the halves of
which are led aft as port and stbd sheets. The only best way
I found that the luggage tag approach (attached at the middle of a long
continuous sheet) works well for me. Of course that is only helpful if you
don't do headsail changes frequently or at all. If you have eye splices in
your sheets you could try luggage tagging each of them to the clew if the
Thanks, Josh. The photo shows a soft shackle tied to a genny sheet with a
bowline (or what appears to be a bowline). How does this configuration solve
the problem of the bowline getting hung up on stays when tacking a 150 genny?
From: Josh via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2022 1:44 AM
Good luck, Joel. May see you there. Masquerade should arrive on Monday
afternoon.
Andy
Andrew Burton
26 Beacon Hill
Newport, RI
USA 02840
http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/
phone +401 965 5260
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