Knot Quite Right

The Bloke is a 'neat freak' and after reinstating all the jib sheets etc after our time on the hard stand, he was at great pains not to have messy looking bowlines with big loops or long dangly 'bitter ends'. They all looked marvelous right up to the moment that they didn't.

Spot the problem?

On the first day it didn't matter so much when the windward jib sheet just fell off (came undone) and dropped onto the fore deck. After all, the leeward sheet was the one doing all the work and the steady wind meant we'd reach our destination for the day in good time and without any need to tack.

 

A couple of days later, another good breeze but a bit 'up the bum' (a technical sailing term for down wind) and we goose winged for a while until the bloomin' bowline came undone....AGAIN!! Then we weren't goose winged after all.

 The Bloke sorting out a potential wineglass in 20knots

 That's better. Everything's attached again.

He thinks he's earned a rum ration when we get anchored.

It only happened twice!