Avoiding an Accidental Gybe - suggestions please

[tomhersh]

Further does anyone have any recommendations for rigs to prevent an accidental gybe.
My boat is a 34 foot sloop.
Having just had the scariest experience of my life taking my unconscious brother in law to casualty this weekend seldom following a boom/head incident, I'm keen never to repeat the experience.
Bye the way - bottom line is cocnenrtation lapsed and I took my eye off the changing wind direction but something to restrain the boom in future would be reassuring.

[purdy]

I've used the same set up on my Tartan 34 and now my Hunter 420. I have a 1/2 inch line preventer using a block and becket with shackle to attach to the boom and a fiddle with camcleat and shackle for a stanchion base. Currently I leave both shackles attached to the boom where the vang is attached and a shirt piece of shock cord with hooks to hold the three line loops of the preventer to the mast base. It lies snug against the vang and to use it I simply free the line from the shock cord unhook the camcleat end from the boom and lead it to a stanchion base. The camcleat makes any fastening or leading to another fixture unnecessary.

[gurbo]

Me too please, if you will be so kind!