[Rhodes22-list] Inboard Jib Sheeting

[Jay Friedland]

This year especially we on the Jersey shore are blessed with higher than normal winds, often 15-18 kts. I am looking for a way to quickly go from an outward position to inboard as the wind kicks up. Pointing ability would greatly improve.
My ‘97 has the traditional cam cleats on the cabin sides for 1st position inboard sheeting, but for me they are tough to release. I would rather go back to the cars in the forward position and drum/ clam cleat. At the dock, it’s a quick but underway, it’s a bit hairy, especially solo w/ tiller locked. 
I was thinking of large sister clips (https://www.ronstan.com/us/sister-clip-cast-stainless-steel.html) as the quickest way to go forward. What ideas can the group offer on this?

Jay Friedland
‘97 S/V Wanderlust
Long Beach Island, NJ


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