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Ben:
The key point is that my sheets are one piece. So the regatta braid sheets effectively become a double brummel splice with a 75' tail and 75' standing part, only one eye, which I have ring hitched to the clew. If I do the tuck splice, I will need to cut the line in two and do two eyes, which seems bulkier and has 3 joins(two eyes and a shackle or lashing). I have done the Regatta tuck splices before and although tedious, they work fine.. With two sheets and spliced eyes, I would indeed use a soft shackle for attachment.

For the Sta-set jib sheets, I am reusing the old line, so cutting it into two pieces and splicing eyes is not practical for the used line. My old approach, a stitched eye with two 60' tails, ring hitched onto the clew, seemed to work fine. I just would like to know the theoretical strength requirements of the stitched eye, ring hitched and loaded on one line at a time. In other words, what portion of the ring hitched load passes to the unloaded side?

Brion,if you are there, this seems to be your type of question!
Craig