I recently heard some good advice regarding the tether between your safety harness and the jacklines. The end of the tether that secures to the safety harness should be a snap shackle - NOT a carabiner. The reason is that if you had to release the tether from the safety harness while the tether is under load, it will be virtually impossible to do this with a carabiner. However, a snap shackle CAN be released while under load. One of the things that I want to check on Snickerdoodle next time I'm out is the fittings on the ends of the safety tethers (I've got three of 'em). And I cannot remember if any have a snap shackle for the harness end.
Sail Safe.
Barnacle Bill
Recently issued iPads to test capability in the field. Device is great for reading blogs over morning coffee. You are correct regarding life line snap shackles. Those on ChrisHana have a beaded lanyard that allows them to be quickly opened with one hand. Essential feature if one is holding on to another object or in injured. Nice job on the blog, by the way!
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