textile traps are the way to go, if only for safety. A textile trap can be cut by a simple knife (in fact such "cut yourself proof" knifes exist) in the case of an emergency... how many of us cary wire cutters?

Is there anything in the rules now saying you can't have a trivial length wire trap wire with the rest being textile? For example, a foot of wire coming off the mast then the rest done in textile?

Speaking of rule changes, anyone moving to allow GPS aided compasses and speed? (ala SpeedPuck)?