I used to use a cow hitch for STA-SET type of sheets on a Genoa. For my high tech sheets I splice an eye in the sheet and use a soft shackle to attach it to the sail.
> On Jun 17, 2022, at 9:28 AM, Josh via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Your experience sounds exactly the same as mine. The use of the Alpine > Butterfly has similar physics but allows for the use of a soft shackle which > makes changing the headsail a possibility. > > Josh > > Jun 17, 2022 09:08:24 Nathan Post via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>: > > I found that the luggage tag approach (attached at the middle of a long > continuous sheet) works well for me. Of course that is only helpful if you > don't do headsail changes frequently or at all. If you have eye splices in > your sheets you could try luggage tagging each of them to the clew if the > grommet in the sail is large enough to do that. > > Nathan > > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 8:46 AM Matthew via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > Thanks, Josh. The photo shows a soft shackle tied to a genny sheet with a > bowline (or what appears to be a bowline). How does this configuration solve > the problem of the bowline getting hung up on stays when tacking a 150 genny? > > > > From: Josh via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2022 1:44 AM > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Cc: Josh <muckl...@gmail.com <mailto:muckl...@gmail.com>> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Genoa sheets catch on shrouds > > > > https://stingysailor.com/2015/06/27/diy-soft-shackles-for-quick-and-easy-headsail-changes-2/ > > <https://stingysailor.com/2015/06/27/diy-soft-shackles-for-quick-and-easy-headsail-changes-2/> > > > The alpine butterfly is the single best improvement for me. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1980 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > > Jun 16, 2022 13:32:30 David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>>: > > What have people found to be the best way to keep the genoa sheet attachment > from catching on the shrouds during a tack? I use a dyneema soft shackle to > attach the sheets to the clew, but that has not solved the problem over > knots. Thanks- Dave > > > > S/V Aries > > 1990 C&C 34+ > > New London, CT > > > > > >
