It is stable. I have gone out in wind i should have stay home in but i have never felt unsafe in it.

I make all my soft shackles. They are strong and sleek. I did hang up the lapper jib tacking a few times with bowlines tied to clew. I spliced my new jib sheets and they just slide on the soft shackle. One connection with no bulky knots seems to be working right now .

@@squallyheiferadventures Bowlines can be heavy. I'll post a video on the knot I use (just for discussion purposes). Whatever works best for you is the right solution. I learned of an other knot that works well (and it can blow-out in heavy wind, used it on a spinnaker sheet as not to lock the sail down (bad idea)).