[Public-List] jib shackle

[Gordon White]

I was out for an afternoon  sail  Saturday and just at the time I turned 
upwind to return,  the swivel snap shackle holding the jib sheets to the 
jib, broke. Was pretty interesting for a few minutes, but I was able to 
douse the jib (roller reefing) and power home. I now realize, after all 
these years, that a snap shackle on the jib is a bad idea. No 
redundancy. Better to have each sheet bent on separately.  If one lets 
go you have another with which to control the sail.

In this case the pin holding the arm of the shackle, broke. Even a 
lashing would  not have prevented the problem.

Gordon White
Brigadoon II # 275