I am sure Jeff meant, why not use the soft shackle at the clew vs the blocks (only 1 shackle vs 2)
Like this one? I decided to have a little fun and make it from different colors.
As pepin points out, you'd have to make sure the pigtails were in front of the mast before stepping, and you can't remove all the hardware with the mast up (unless you unreeve the sheets).
Regards,
Eric
