I do a 42 kt mile solo race on lake huron and run the lines over the jib sheets and inside the shrouds so I can get by the head sail easily
Sent from Samsung tablet -------- Original message -------- From: Robert Abbott <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> Date: 01-04-2014 2:23 PM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Tethers Haven't used a jackline and tether recently but when we did we would run a flat, nylon jackline fore and aft outside the shrouds......no unhooking at the mast, or anywhere along the way.....moving up and down the deck, all conditions, high or windward side, involved crouching while moving and holding the tether pulled taunt in one hand, the other hand moving on the top life line.....simple, effective and safe. Don't get into the habit of unhooking and hooking at the mast....no need to....might do it if I was wearing two(2) tethers to stay hooked on at all times but why bother. Unhooked at the mast, in big wind, at night, with a wet deck.....nope, I will crawl up and down the deck holding on as best I can. Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2014/01/03 4:43 PM, David Knecht wrote: This reminds me of a comment in Practical Sailor recently about tethers and jacklines. The writer was a climber as well as sailor and was making the point that deck level jacklines were a bad idea for a variety of reasons. He argued the jackline/tether should be at chest height. I have not used jacklines yet (just got a set), but I also presume that if fixed at bow and cockpit, they will tend to bow outward significantly if stressed near the mast. So putting this thought together with dwight’s idea for padeyes on the mast for the Cunningham, I am wondering if it would make more sense to run the jackline through that padeye and knot it then continue with the free end to the cockpit. That creates two shorter jacklines at waist to chest height, which should bow much less, not get underfoot and tend to keep you upright rather than pulling down on you. You would have to unhook and rehook to go to the bow, but most times I would be going forward it would be to the mast, not the bow. Thoughts? Dave On Jan 3, 2014, at 1:00 PM, Ken Rodmell <moo...@sympatico.ca> wrote: Don’t go overboard The latest advice on the list re tethers may save my life in the future. I’ve unwisely seldom worn a harness with tether while single handing and I’ll bet many other listers have not either, especially in benign conditions. This year, I won’t go out without! I’m also going to try to convince some of my pals to do all they can to stay on the boat. Thanks for the great advice, Atoine’s in particular was especially graphic and convincing. Ken Rodmell Lotus C&C 35 Mk II Toronto _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com David Knecht Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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