[Rhodes22-list] preventers

[bgreenwald at optonline.net]

I have often wondered whether there is a need to rig a 
preventer when sailing downwind on the Rhodes and, if 
so, what the recommended approach is.  I don't recall 
seeing any discussion of the subject on the list, but it is 
always mentioned in any articles I have read as an almost 
mandatory step.
I understand that the R22 traveler provides some shock 
absorption to the rigging in the case of an unintended jibe 
but I don't know if this avoids the need for something 
more.

Bruce Greenwald
S/V Ruach II