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dasreboot
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Initially Posted - 05/22/2015 :  04:09:40  Show Profile  Visit dasreboot's Homepage
Was sailing wing on wing the other day, and in between looking at the vane to keep the wind on the quarter, thought: "there must be a better way to prevent accidental jibes". I thought maybe running it from the bow back to the mainsheet bail with a snap shackle. perhaps i can use my cruising spinnaker tack downhaul. What do you guys do?
Todd Lewis
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mrapkins
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Response Posted - 05/22/2015 :  05:25:26  Show Profile
I use the boom vang. I unshackle it from the mast and attach it to the stanchion base.
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 05/22/2015 :  06:28:16  Show Profile
I haven't rigged mine yet, but bought the line and blocks to attach a snatch block to the bow pulpit on my Cal 25, and then attach the line to the boom, run it forward through the snatch block, and then aft to the cockpit. I'll have one on each side. I'll only use it when singlehanding downwind, wing-and-wing in light air, to keep the boom from gybing unintentionally in light air.

When I have crew, my crew can hold the boom out.
Steve Milby J/24 "Captiva Wind"
previously C&C 35, Cal 25, C25 TR/FK, C22
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 05/22/2015 :  08:51:13  Show Profile
I don't worry about the jib gybing on a run but the mainsail is critical. I usually let the mainsheet out almost all the way, and I tie it off to the stern pulpit near the forward-most stanchion. I use a piece of 5/16" line tied directly to the railing and I use a reef knot around the four lines of the sheet so I can quickly release it.
Bruce Ross
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