T&T: Slapping halyards

[Lawrence Zeitlin]

On Apr 2, 2009, at 12:00 AM, Sterling wrote:

How can anyone sleep on a boat with a line pounding against the mast   
like
that.


You get used to it. Just like a genny. But most considerate sailors  
use bungee cords to pull the halyards away from the mast. On the  
other hand, I carry around a few potatos to stuff in the exhaust  
vents of annoying gennys.

Larry Z