Frap 41

[Christopher]

Inthis case, the SIQ (sailor in question) remembered to clip the end of the halyard that connects to the head of the sail away from the mast, but forgot the other half! This is an external halyard. Both halves of the halyard are on the outside of the mast. This must be loosened, the shackle end clipped away from the mast, the other end flipped around the spreaders, and then tightened and secured.

Leaving the halyards frapping is quite annoying but it is a signifier for something, maybe, more important, that is hurrying up when putting the boat away. Often lines are left loose in that there was not a moment of just standing by the boat and just relaxing while observing the vessel in its slip.

When skippering a boat, I would often like to send my crew on its way after the sail and just stay by the boat in the slip and just look, almost a kind of meditation. It would slow me down and I would find this time rewarding and reflective, but more, I would also see flaws in how the boat was left, maybe noticing that a line was not coiled properly or that a halyard would be banging against some metal.

We all need correction in life at any time regardless of experience, especially with sailing, but we can only do this when we learn how to relax. In doing this we also help our fellow sailors relax and possibly get some sleep.

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