In corpus, Robbie and I were double trapped going to weather when the return part let go. I hung onto the mainsheet and drug the boat to a stop. Power flushed my sinuses on that one, and I think I just about dislocated a thumb with my death grip on the main sheet.
You guys know it's a 180 kg boat by class rule, right?
How many times are you going to build a rope trap to the number of times I'm going to have to replace my wire trap? And I'll bet you an adult beverage I can build a wire trap faster than you can make a rope trap.
I won't use a rope trap but I absoluty encourage my competition to use rope, it's the best thing EVER!