thanks catsailors ,

happy to know I,m not the only one with a visual thinking process combined with an offbeat sence of humor . It will take a while to get those images out .

Just add some outriggers and troll for the competition in those tight starts and mark roundings ,--

ahhhh -got another one !!



A seperate trophy like bass tournaments for the most crew snagged ,by weight could be added .--just joking



Good stories on the ball and socket type trap web site , the need for a good solution is evident . Some critics of that system say the harness needs work and it popps out too easily . They rightly stated there is no foolproof system .



One of the funniest early catsailing stories experienced was leading a race for the first time ,being very nervous rounding C mark heading for the finish line just 50 yards away I hooked into the trap and prepared to popp out on the wire . Taking that last final look back at the competition with a little wave launched myself with extra vigor off ,---just catching a glimps in mid air of the trap handle being pulled back into its normal position by the shock cord .

--I had basically just thrown myself off the side of the boat .

I surfaced in time to watch the boat sail away near the finish then slowly flip , my dog Sid was crew that day ,-barking back as if to say -what the #@!%%# are you doing .

The rest of the fleet happily sailed by snickering as I swam towards the capsized 18 . Sid {an English bulldog } and I righted and finished the race laughing for about 10 minutes straight afterwards .



--wow ,--good memories ,--fun times







Obviously any hook would ideally be lightweight ,-and rounded ---with an added inward radius to the shape .

Climbing gear ,carabigners are becomming popular , we see these being used frequently on stern safety lines to clip into ,maybe a certain configuration of these is one answer along with an intergral safety line set up .



working on it .



thanks

Carl