Attaching genoa sheets?

[machurley22]

Yep, that's it. It is fairly simple and has reduced the snagging to no more than an occasional annoyance from the previous major problem, the shrouds and babystay being more or less confined between the two working ends. It unties easily enough for me though I've only done it twice (at the end of the last two seasons) and your sheet loads will doubtless be somewhat greater than mine.

 

[Mirelle]

With respect, a better one. Courtesy of the late and much lamented JDS

(This assumes your sheets are in one single length):

Middle it and seize a soft eye (no thimble!) at the mid point, which you can just push through the clew cringle.

Take a short length of rope - a foot or so - of similar diameter, and seize an end of that to the sheets at one side of the eye, close to your last seizing, with the other end of the short rope extending in the direction of, but a bit beyond, the eye.

Shove the eye through the clew cringle.

Shove the end of rope through the eye.

Pull tight.

Undoes immediately if you want to change headsails.

Won't brain you.

I was shown this by JD Sleightholme at the Little Ship Club in 1976; I've used it ever since.

 

[Lakesailor]

Problem solved - we can all go home!

I just found this fastening which addresses all the problems, except perhaps a second mortgage?

 

[BrendanS]

Re: With respect, a better one. Courtesy of the late and much lamented JDS

"I was shown this by JD Sleightholme "
a legend, what is he like in real life?

 

[sailorman]

Re: Problem solved - we can all go home!

dont suppose all those eye splices r likely to snag r they /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Lakesailor]

Re: Problem solved - we can all go home!

Haven't the faintest, but they seem convinced it's great.