If you gotta ask, the cool factor is WAY higher and sister hooks don't seize up when you pull on them. They also don't put a big turd in the middle of your sheet or come untied.They're also alot faster to rig and unrig and give you a static setting that's always the same. For cruising, knots may be fine, but I don't like it on a race boat.You can tie knots in yours all you want.
Tback,
I have ground on the traveler with the sister hooks taking the load with NO problem. If your traveler is long enough it shouldn't be an issue. I made my traveler a little longer because in heavy reaching conditions (alot of the Tybee,last year) I found myself holding the sister hooks with the full load on the traveler. Not real comfy on your hands, but an extra foot or so solved that problem.
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