Gybing Strap
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Topic: Gybing Strap
Posted By: rb_stretch
Subject: Gybing Strap
Date Posted: 02 Jan 15 at 2:00am
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When gybing on my Phantom, I'm used to grabbing the all the mainsheet rope between the blocks to pull the boom across to gybe. On my Albacore the main sheet goes from a bridle at the stern, to a block at end of the boom, to a block midway along the boom and down to the main block on the thwart. Gybing ala Phantom doesn't work and I've now found out I need to gybe the main like a big boat in stronger winds ie. pull in a few armfuls of mainsheet to bring the boom in a bit before going for the gybe. I would like to be able to fit some kind of strap to enable me to pull the boom across, but never having seen one, not sure how to rig it. Tried googling gybing strap but nothing came up so thought I would turn to the forum. How do people rig them? I presume they need to be loosely connected to the mainsheet so that the don't just dangle out of reach over the side, or is some kind of elastic used to the mainsheet turning block? Any pics would be great. |
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Posted By: fab100
Date Posted: 02 Jan 15 at 6:32am
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The trick is to attach the fall to a large plastic ring and thread mainsheet (between boom and final block) thru the ring. Don't be tempted to go too thin with the strop; if you do the strop can wrap around the sheet and inveigle it's way thru the block upwind, jamming up the works at, inevitably, the least convenient moment. Attaching strop to boom should be straight forward, but options a bit more limited when it's not a loose footed mainsail where you can take the top end of the strop around the boom. Edit: found a pic, this is on a 200  ------------- http://clubsailor.co.uk/wp/club-sailor-from-back-to-front/" rel="nofollow - Great book for Club Sailors here |
Posted By: Do Different
Date Posted: 02 Jan 15 at 7:30am
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There another way, either without the gybing strap or to compliment it. It my two person boat the crew always assists the gybe by handing the boom over by means of pulling on the kicking strap. Two sail gybe they assist and soften the landing on the new side, three sail gybe I'm managing the kite sheets while steering into the gybe and they do all the work timing the boom coming over. A side benefit of the crew having a hand on the boom is that it greatly helps them with the timing of their weight transfer. |
Posted By: patj
Date Posted: 02 Jan 15 at 7:47am
Same in our boats. |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 02 Jan 15 at 10:21am
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Yeah, look at the 200s Richard.
While I concur that in an ideal world a skilled forward hand throws the boom at the perfect moment, there's no harm in having the strop as well for when things aren't going ideally. |
Posted By: rb_stretch
Date Posted: 02 Jan 15 at 10:45am
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Perfect - a bimble within my abilities to rig. Thanks. |
Posted By: transient
Date Posted: 02 Jan 15 at 12:22pm
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From my perspective i.e. symmetric, trapeze: the more the helm can do the better. My crew already has more to do than I....the gybing strop is a very useful piece of string indeed.
I use a stainless ring on ours, it has more weight to stop it riding up the mainsheet when you let it out. |
Posted By: Do Different
Date Posted: 02 Jan 15 at 5:09pm
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No argument Jim & Transient, single drop centre main, I'm all for belt n braces me. One small point of caution and in no way meant to be condescending or mickey taking. You'll want the stainless steel ring to be large enough to run freely have enough weight in it, just be careful not to let your little finger slip into the ring; nearly been there myself
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Posted By: transient
Date Posted: 02 Jan 15 at 5:33pm
| That sounds very unpleasant. |
Posted By: zzzz
Date Posted: 02 Jan 15 at 9:55pm
A further upgrade from a plastic or stainless ring is to use a 30 or 40mm block (same as in your mainsheet system normally, tie strop to fixed end and run the block through the mainsheet). This provides further weight so hangs straight, and lets the mainsheet run very smoothly without any rings to stick fingers in  . But the biggest possible gain is should you have gear failure, and another block on the boat explodes, you can just un-thread the one on the strop and replace it on the water. Chances are you have an old one lurking in your toolbox... |
Posted By: fab100
Date Posted: 03 Jan 15 at 12:24am
+1 Even better. ------------- http://clubsailor.co.uk/wp/club-sailor-from-back-to-front/" rel="nofollow - Great book for Club Sailors here |
Posted By: getafix
Date Posted: 06 Jan 15 at 5:58am
| doesn't this block floating about present an excellent chance of being bashed on the head every now and again, particularly in the light? |