In a recent post from Wind Dancer, I heard about a handy product that could save your bacon in a sticky situation. It’s the Sail Clamp, a bit of molded nylon with a couple screws that grips the luff of your jib or genoa, and provides an attachment point to jury rig a connection to a forestay in the case of a furler failure.
The thing that’s great about this is that it doesn’t damage the sail’s luff, so once you’ve got your furler fixed up, you won’t need to make a bunch of extra sail repairs. What’s even better is that if you order some Sail Clamps, you’ll enjoy knowing that you are helping to support the voyages of another cruiser, Ken Henderson of Panta Rei.
