A hitch by any other name: Two back turns and a half hitch are the solution to many line-attachment requirements

Article Abstract:

Sailors face a jib-sheet over ride on the winch, a knotty problem with the sheet bar-tight and the boat bowling along with the rail down. The solution for this over ride is the rolling hitch for bending on a line, which is also, called 'Back hitch' or 'midshipmans hitch' and cruisers use the rolling hitch to set up awnings over their decks and cockpits, especially in the tropics.

Management dynamics, Practice, Sailors

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Gear Review: Slip-sliding away

Article Abstract:

Frederikson track and slide system are preferred by offshore racers and cruisers as it has features like a luff groove for a storm sail and quick-release batten boxes. Details about sources for low-friction lull systems for hoisting and dousing the main sail are discussed.

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