What can I buy or make to keep the headsails strapped to foredeck during the downwind legs of races. Last year we "jimmied" sail ties however when they got wet they became difficult to untie.
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Keeping Headsails On The Deck
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bungee cords with plastic snaps?
something like this:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Safco-Hea..._src=14110944&sourceid=1500000000000003142050
something like this:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Safco-Hea..._src=14110944&sourceid=1500000000000003142050
When I had hank-on headsails, I too mostly used bungee cord with plastic hooks. When we used sail ties, we used tubular webbing instead of the standard nylon sail ties. Tied with a slip knot, this slippery material never jammed or became hard to untie even when wet. But the best remedy I've found is having a roller furler....(smile)
When racing a 36.7, the headsail is on a foil, so it falls off the stay when down.
Duc, have your bowman master the slipped half hitch. He always has a couple of sail ties tuck in his harness, right?? ;^)
http://www.skipjack-nathan.org/Knots/SailTies_Above.pdf
Duc, have your bowman master the slipped half hitch. He always has a couple of sail ties tuck in his harness, right?? ;^)
http://www.skipjack-nathan.org/Knots/SailTies_Above.pdf
We have bungies that run from the pulpit to the first rail on each side. They're looped around the tubing and "permanently" installed with stainless rings clamping them together. I've got a white nylon hook on each bungie; one's about 1/3 of the way back from the pulpit, the other's about 1/3 of the way forward from the stanchion. We pull the sail down (off the foil) and do our best to flake it on the bow, then hook each clip to the bungie on the opposite side of the boat. It works pretty well. We always leave about a foot of the head of the jib in the foil but we don't race eitherl.
You can just see the starboard one in this picture. The blue bungies have been replaced with red now but they function the same.
You can just see the starboard one in this picture. The blue bungies have been replaced with red now but they function the same.
Bungie Cord & Lacings
Assuming you have upper and lower life lines; starting at the bow pulpit, use some 1/8" braided nylon cord tied to the toe rail, then diagonally up to the lover life line then diagonally back down to the toe rail, forming 'triangular lacings all the way back to the second staunchion base. AThen starting from the first lifeline and diagonally rising to the upper life line, create a similar set of triangular lacings tha t mirror your lower life lines.
Second, run 3/16" bungie cord lengths from the bow pulpit to the 1st staunchion base with a nylon 'hook' tied in at the middle of the bungie chord. You should adjust the length so when you pull up on the hook and attach it to the top life line there is slight tension in the bungie chord. Repeat between the 1st and second staunchions. When you drop a headsail along the rail, the lacings keep it on board and the bungie chords can be pulled out and wrapped over the flaked sail and re-attached to the lower lifeline to hold the sail on deck. works great with a Headfoil system and racing Genoa's.
Look at www,huntertwentyeightfive.com; gallery; Hull stripes.
Assuming you have upper and lower life lines; starting at the bow pulpit, use some 1/8" braided nylon cord tied to the toe rail, then diagonally up to the lover life line then diagonally back down to the toe rail, forming 'triangular lacings all the way back to the second staunchion base. AThen starting from the first lifeline and diagonally rising to the upper life line, create a similar set of triangular lacings tha t mirror your lower life lines.
Second, run 3/16" bungie cord lengths from the bow pulpit to the 1st staunchion base with a nylon 'hook' tied in at the middle of the bungie chord. You should adjust the length so when you pull up on the hook and attach it to the top life line there is slight tension in the bungie chord. Repeat between the 1st and second staunchions. When you drop a headsail along the rail, the lacings keep it on board and the bungie chords can be pulled out and wrapped over the flaked sail and re-attached to the lower lifeline to hold the sail on deck. works great with a Headfoil system and racing Genoa's.
Look at www,huntertwentyeightfive.com; gallery; Hull stripes.
You might consider using a "sausage" bag.... this would be a J length genoa storage bag with a full length break away nylon zippers.... These bags are very popular among racers and are often included by the sailmaker with their premium sails.
Here's an example:
http://shop.nwcanvas.com/product.sc?productId=131&categoryId=3
Here's an example:
http://shop.nwcanvas.com/product.sc?productId=131&categoryId=3
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You have the sheets on one the tack and the clew is still hooked on SO bunges or sail ties with the RIGHT knot seem to work fine
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