We go a bit overboard with bunji systems on the trapeze lines for coastal distance racing. I'm sure I'm not the first to come up with this system, but I put this together with the intent of A) having extra bunji length to possibly survive a trip to the front of the boat and B) have a backup bunji in case one (or maybe even two) were to break. This is what I came up with and it worked well during the Tybee last year. We actually started using the "backup" bunji for the skipper's trap since the one coming out the side of the hull tended to mess with the crew when sheeting the main.

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