T4.9 spin sheet

I rigged the spin sheet to the inboard forward rope loop on the tramp. This seemed to work fine, however the fwd trap bungee needs to be clipped back to the shroud. Those inexpensive aluminum mountain climbing style shackles at Home Depot or Lowe’s are fine. They come in fancy colors too. The sheet then runs forward of the shroud/trap line. I’ll need to fix that in the rigging instructions too. I was moving off the windward shore and the wind was building! The leech was fluttering a bit, but I’m not going to worry too much until I’m happy with the pole height. This may go away after the sail stretches a little. I’m on the wire now! I’ve heard that the cat spin should never be cleated, but hand tended at all times. I’m not sure this is reasonable 1 up. I used the jib sheet blocks with the cleats and they worked great, right up to the time I capsized!. That’s a really big fishing net! As the big puff hit, the high line load rotated the clam cleat mechanism down into the tramp, making it virtually impossible to uncleat. Then I made the cardinal mistake and went low to try to pop it loose. Next thing, there was a lot of grey tramp above me! This little 4.9 capsizes very easily. Sure will be nice when the water gets a bit warmer!