Wouter: What is the best setup for the retrieval line, in your opinion? We have it run to the aft of the boat, and it works well enough. It would be good to clean up the loop going aft tough. (It will not be changed until after the regatta season, just one month more to go <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> )

About Ullman.. I think Ullman is a franchise brand where local lofts join/leave more or less constantly. Things like this is quite common with lofts who has too much to do in periods or poor quality control routines. It's usually just one or two persons doing 'finish' work like installing grommets, batten pocket end fittings, slugs, sail numbers etc. and these can be overworked, undermanaged, have a bad day etc. It's not neccesarily representative for every loft under the Ullman brand. It is very annoying and completely uneccesary to have such goof-ups tough. Loft is loosing money over it as well so they should be very interested in correcting their routines.
Have the sail sent back to the loft, on their expense, and get it fixed. It's a 30 minutes job to install the grommet and reinforcements..

PS: Got to say that the F-16 forum is the best one for schematics and pictures of different setups. Just yesterday a fellow Tornado sailor was helped out with his jib-sheeting with pictures and schematics found here. He got the mandatory F-16 information/propaganda as well, of course. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />