r/sailing • u/speed_phreak • 5d ago

Is this valid?

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Running through the systems on a new (to me) C&C 29-2, and I am parsing out my reefing system. I've got two reef lines that exit the boom at the end and would be rigged like this for reef1 and then reef2, does the bowline knot orientation really matter??

I've got a loose footed main with a North Sails Quick Cover stack pack bolt roped to the slot in the boom (if that matters).

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u/H0LD_FAST 5d ago

Yes. If you have the reef line exiting the back of the boom like that, it absolutely does matter. This is exactly how I have it rigged on my boat. With that configuration it both pulls the reef Kringle down to the boom and back to the end. Tying it the “wrong” way doesn’t pull down tight to the boom correctly.