You should (1) sand your jib battens so you have better jib sail shape, which helps the jib battens bend more easily. Make sure your battens do not stick out of the jib pockets excessively, so (2) cut them shorter after you have sanded the battens, and make sure you (3) halyards are aft on the mast, and then da da no jib hang up. With these three things done you will have no more jib hang up problems, I have sailed all summer with not one single jib hang up in some very light air.
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<br>P.S. Jib Hinges stink!<br><br>