In article , gonefishiing wrote:
on my boat, i don't cleat the jib
i take enough turns around the cleat to allow it to friction slide based on
wind conditions
if the wind picks up the jib "automatically" releases

How do you tighten the sheet in heavy air? Do you have it around a
winch before the cleat? Seems like you'd be getting a lot of
unnecessary chafe from around a cleat.


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