I replaced my genoa sheets this winter after finding a great deal on NERopes VPC -- low-stretch and won't absorb water. Taught myself core-to-core splicing and spliced a small eye into each sheet -- fastening with a soft shackle made from 1/4" Amsteel. No bowlines to hang up on shrouds, no shackle/projectile waiting to take out my lovely crew and piece o' cake to switch out.