Lifelines and jackstays
Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog
ORC Regs tell you about the length of the spectra lashing shown above in the picture and about how slack you can have the lifelines. However, one more thing that I like to do is to not trust the welds of the rings on the pushpit/pulpits and instead I take the spectra around the main tubing as well using the welded loop merely as a way of holding the lifelines at the right height.
| 3.14.2 | Lifelines required in Special Regulations shall be “taut”. |
| 3.14.6 | Lifeline Minimum Diameters, Required Materials, Specifications |
I don’t know if you can tell but this jackstay is twisted - on purpose. The worst thing to hear when trying to sleep is the rattling of the jackstay on the deck. Putting the twists in stops this from happening and also makes it easier to pick up when trying to clip on. See below for some more good information - pay attention to a(i) in my mind the steering pedastals and the pulpit don’t comply with this rule. Better to be safe than sorry so I install padeyes spefically for the jackstay.
| 4.04 | Jackstays, Clipping Points and Static Safety Lines |
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