Boom Brake uncontrolled Gybe preventer

[@JOHNALOOPONE]

Wow I bought this item months ago, with the same thought in mind. Thanks

[@malchugan2469]

Luigi, thanks for the video. You have to move your boat to the beam reach for flipping the main. Have you done it at 24 knots? Thanks.

[@philgray1023]

Mal, I use a wichard boom brake because it is specified by my boom manufacturer, however I race on a 45 footer with this system. We have the line running to clutches on each side and it works very well. We recently had an uncontrolled gybe in 28 knots with a full main and it certainly does the job of slowjng the boom down. We had a jib sheet jam when gybing and a wave turned us back through the gybe.

[@malchugan2469]

Phil, I tried similar (in video) boom brake. It works only at ~10 knots with one line loop around the brake, does not work at 15 knots: resistance is too low. Two loops around the brake: does not work even at 25 knots: resistance is too big. The best for me is a preventer line around the cleat: during jibe I create needed resistance with one hand.

[@doodlegassum6959]

Great idea!

[@bl0kacperek0di]

Looking forward to try it out! 🙂

[@cristoballeal7328]

Hi. Good video, thanks. The knot you use for adding tension looks like a trucker's hitch, but it has some turns that I dont recognize. What are those. Cheers!

[@Clayne151]

If you attach the Figure 8 the other way round, the big ring on the top , that locking knot cannot happen, also you can quickly detach the rope from it when the rope is loose. Is there a reason you did not do it that way?

[@threevignano]

yes why

[@charlesdarwin4749]

Seems like a neat idea, the way you've rigged a figure 8 belay device there, but is that the right rope for the job? Don't you want fat, marine rope (static load-bearing line) that arrests the gybe rather than the 10% stretch of climbing rope? The combined weight of mainsail, boom, and rigging in strong wind has got to be more force than that rope's meant to work with for very long. Seems unsafe. Am I wrong?

[@lutzweb]

Dynamic ropes gives more elasticity, and in a brake it os a good thing, less stress on the rig. For sure a fat static rope will last longer, but the aim of the system is to reduce the potential danages ob the rig of an ACCIDENTAL gybe so should work only few times, hopefullt never. In case the brake, for any reason get stuck, the damping elasticity and the progressive failure of the dynamic rope will be an additional safe measure. That is my view

[@philgray1023]

@@lutzweb We replaced our 10mm double braid line after 8 years and 36000 miles of ocean sailing. It was still pretty good, but looking grubby. No fraying

[@Frank-E]

Very good!