I was thinking about an eye strap (or an offset strap) mounted on the transom. The aft end of the chicken line would tie into it, with the forward end attached to the shroud (or perhaps run all the way to the front beam). I could just untie the line and put it in my tramp bag on days when I don't need it. I struggle with the idea of adding things like chicken lines. I try to keep my tramp as clean and uncluttered as possible (which is not saying much with the Nacra 6.0). Seems that anything that's lying around is just too easy to get tangled up in. Chicken lines do make a lot of sense, though. The winds here today were blowing in the upper 20's to low 30's, with a very steep 4 foot chop. I've taken enough wild rides to the forestay, and am installing foot loops and chicken lines over the next week or so.