Everyone has their favorite knots and they all have their merits, so if your happy with your arrangement stay with it.
The reasons why I like this Jeanneau Halyard knot is that it won't untie it's self as Joel pointed out and because the bitter end is away from the sheave and not likely to foul when fully hoisted. With the bowline, Matt, it can jam in the sheave and over time it can cause the knot to (term I heard a rigger use) capsize or as they added "becomes a non-knot" making it vulnerable to coming apart. I had this situation on one of my old halyards before it was replaced with the halyard knot. The barrel knot mentioned by Josh looks better than the bowline because it does not look like it can capsize, but because the bitter trails back along the halyard, I would worry that it too may be prone to jamming in the sheave ... I don't know and don't want to know :) I am certainly no expert on the absolute best knot but I was impressed with the properties of Jeanneau halyard knot. My two cents. :) and a half hitch! Regards Jim S/V Strong Tower 1977 C&C 29 MK 1 North East, Maryland
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