top of boom around gaff

[BlackPig]

When putting away the main You are suppose to have the ties between the foot of the sail and boom and over the top of the gaff boom. Why? Why not have the tires going under the boom and over the gaff?

 

[Robert Wilson]

Perhaps because the first guy to "formulate the rool" only had short bits of string?

 

[Woodlouse]

You can tie them tighter when the tie is drawing around the sail rather than trying to pull the boom and gaff together.

 

[FWB]

My mainsail is laced to both the boom and gaff. So I don't have a choice.

 

[cliffordpope]

To hold the gaff on top of the boom and stop it from slipping down sideways.
Good idea, never thought of that.

 

[Easticks28]

My mainsail is laced to both the boom and gaff. So I don't have a choice.

+1

 

[cliffordpope]

My mainsail is laced to both the boom and gaff. So I don't have a choice.

So is mine. You could still feed the ties between the foot of the sail and the boom - that's how I tie the reefs, not round the boom.

 

[petehitch]

You can tie them tighter when the tie is drawing around the sail rather than trying to pull the boom and gaff together.

+1
You can tie the sail tighter and it looks much neater.

 

[FWB]

So is mine. You could still feed the ties between the foot of the sail and the boom - that's how I tie the reefs, not round the boom.

Since the foot of the sail is laced to the boom it's surely ok to tie the reefs around the boom. It won't rip the sail. It has been ok for me, not tied tightly just to tidy the sail.