Sail tape helps for me, too, especially when taping up the battan adjustment line. Also, try to clean up the front edge of your mast by stowing your mainsail and jib halyards as far aft as possible. This may mean only looping your first wrap of line toward the back. Also, Hobie used to sell articulating jib battan "elbows". They are plastice hinges that you cut and reglue your jib battans about six inches into the sale sleeve. These devises allow the jib sail to bend around the mast with minimal hangup. Good Luck.<br><br>