You really don't want to ever cleat a headsail. In the light stuff, it would be OK, but in anything else, you are asking for trouble. I prefer the Oxens--mainly because I happened to have a set lying around and I got used to them. You really only need a ratcheting block that would help you hold the sheet. When I'm running the Hooter, I set the main and forget it. I sail by the Hooter sheet only, so I don't have to worry with two lines.