On most boats it is important to have the head of the mainsail as close to the top of the mast as possible. Furthermore it must also be quick to attach and disconnect the main halyard, even with cold and wet fingers. So a shackle or a bowline are not the best solutions. The best is the method is the one shown in this video. The bobble is nice, but not strictly necessary. A double figure of 8 knot (figure of 16?) will do. The bobble or knot is never removed so you cannot lose the halyard through the mast. I usually shorten the main halyard a few cm/in at the start of each season to move the wear spots.

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Sailing boat - Både sælges, Luffe 4004, 2010 EUR 279.000 Scanboat https://www.scanboat.com/en/boat-market/boats/sailing-boat-luffe-4004-17476757

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🐾Sailing with Cats to the Bahamas — Tuxey & Mango on S/V Salty Abandon ⛵ Many people are asking how the cats handle life underway — and honestly, they’re still figuring it out. 😸 Tuxey usually curls up in the V-berth, and Mango stays on the settee. I think they’re a little nervous when the boat’s moving, so they just hunker down until we’re anchored again. Then it’s back to snacks, water, and plenty of chatter. 🐈‍⬛🐈 🎧 More sailing life: saltyabandon.com/SaltyPodcastPlaylist #SaltyAbandon #SaltyPodcast #Sailing #BoatCats #BahamasBound #SailingAdventure

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The Bottom Up Crew were a little rusty in there first major racing weekend, with the breeze up and the co-ordination between the crew members slightly off they put there J109 on it side in back to back gybes. The video footage always help with the debrief which enable us to correct our mistakes getting on on point for the rest of the weekend. The less than perfect gybes show how forgiving the J109 is even when the breeze is up. After the broach letting both the sheet and kicker go and putting the wheel hard to leeward is all that you need to get the boat off its ear and heading back in the right direction. The major mistake with both of the gybes was the time it took to get the main sheet across. The delay in getting the main across caused the spinnaker to set too early on the new gybe, without the main creating a wind shadow over it there was too much power in the kit which started the broach up, which was made ever worse once the main flipped across. The second change which may have avoid the broach would have been to quickly ease the new sheet 4 or 5 feet the second the spinnaker filled on the new side, this is the next best thing to reduce the power as the kite sets on the new gybe. The redline racing team dusted themselves off and pushed hard enough across the weekend to end with a 3, 2 and a 1 which was enough the take the overall victory in the annual Strangford Lough Narrows regatta. We hope you got some value out of these back to back gybes, learning what not to do.

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