and 'waste' about 3-4" of line - not a BIG deal. is the 'age old' PROPER knot to use on a clew. or the easiest and 'most strong' - doubled figure of 8 on a bight.īowlines - too damn dangerous and vulnerable to use on a jib's clew.īuntline, (or buntline/constrictor) etc.
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Learn how to tie a buntline or an 'alpine butterfly'. The bowline is a very weak knot (65% of rope strength IF its tied correctly), is subject to 'capsize', is subject to sudden slippage in SYNTHETIC rope !!!!!!!! No rock climber nor rescue person in his/her right mind would ever DREAM of using a bowline - that should be a very strong indication/hint to NOT use a bowline for 'important' knots. been so since the middle ages and since the dawn of large sailing ships. The buntline (doubled preferably) is THE knot to use on a flogging clew. A backstay is a piece of standing rigging on a sailing vessel that runs from the. they easily 'capsize' and come loose / shake loose at the wrong time, even 'doubled' bowlines with double loops and double ends. There is a good reason that rock climbers, ocean sailors, rescue personnel DONT use bowlines on jibs, etc.
and have the damn bowlines flogging loose when you NEED to tack. I suggest continued use of the ever-faithful and wonderful bowline.Ĭlick to expandYou do not want to be out, far from shore, in dangerous breaking seas. One bonk on the head and you'll know why. I also would not recommend the use of any kind of shackle to connect sheets to headsails. While the constrictor and buntline hitch are great knots, they are near impossible to untie once set and stressed. I do not like any of the various ways one can connect one continuous sheet to the headsail (i.e., cow hitch) as that does not allow me to turn my sheets end-for-end to avoid chafe in various locations and lengthen the usefull life of the sheet. That said, I have used bowlines to connect my sheets to jibs for over 30 years, have sailed in a lot of different/difficult conditions and NEVER have had a bowline come undone - until I was ready to untie it for some reason. For a headsail or jib, the parts of a sail. The bottom line in that article was NOT to use bowlines as they may come undone. Head Slides and bolt rope Luff Tack Track slides Foot Clew Leech Batten Reef cringle Reef points. There are several different ways that a mainsail can be fastened to these spars, including slides, bolt rope. Lots of pics of GP boats using this system so it certainly looks cool, but how do you tie it t.
He says its easier on the forestay when gybing in the inside (between the luff and the forestay). I was astounded to read an article in "Good Old Boat" some years ago about how many different ways people use to connect their sheets to headsails. Every boat has one attached to the mast and boom. Salut, Just ordered a new spinnaker and my sailmaker offers to replace the ring at the clew with a rope.
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