Rigging Jib Sheets

In order to minimize the chance of my genoa clew getting hung up on the inner forestay when I tack, I've changed how I attach the sheets to the clew. I no longer tie two bowlines. I'm now using a soft shackle through eye splices at the end of each sheet. See the attached photo. The shackle is made from Amsteel, a slippery (and very strong) high-tech single braid. So far, no hang ups through a few dozen tacks in the last few weeks.

I use a bunt line hitch. It’s an old marlin spike knot. Will not come undone and is small. The drawback is it’s hard If not impossible to untie. I cut it when I rotate my sheets each year and loose just a few inches of line. Then whip it if I feel the need or am bored.
Soft rigging works great as well especially w all the strong braids now.
I also have a quick release on my inner forestay. I won’t start the argument about sailing as a cutter vs sloop but it does solve the tacking issue.

You're right about the buntline hitch. (One of the standard knots used, I believe, to tie a necktie.) I use it to tie my reef lines to the rings on the luff of my mainsail. I only have to remove them once a season, when I remove the sail for the winter, and it usually requires tools to undo the knot! But I do like the soft shackle. It makes removing the sheets easy, and the shackle does not get hung up on tacks.

On tacking in general, I make sure to let the genoa back the boat until the boom comes across, then blow the old sheet and pull in quickly on the new. This generally blows the genoa through the slot. In light winds, though, I end up having to go to the bow to walk the sail through about half the time.

Yep it’s a 4 in hand . I may try the soft shackle this year. Just ordered new running rigging . Right now chainplates are almost in and new water tank is being made at duraweld. Hoping to get going just in time for hurricane season! Typical of how It Works. Northern Bahamas are beautiful that time of year though.