My asym is good to about 140 degrees apparent. I suspect from looking at sailmakers' websites you could have one cut that would get you another 10 or 20 degrees. That puts you close to what you can do with a symmetrical and a pole.
BTW I have priced spinnaker socks. The cheapest are from North Sails Direct. About 7.50 a foot vs. 12 for an ATN. Nothing says Happy Valentines Day like a new sail! Joel Sent from my iPad On Feb 10, 2013, at 12:05 PM, Gary Nylander <gnylan...@atlanticbb.net> wrote: Yes. All of the above. Some C&C 99's had poles, some have sprits. All the J boats have sprits. The two closest boats I know of personally to yours are Cal 40's. They have taken the handicap hit to have both types of spinnakers and fly them from their regular spinnaker poles. The asyms really are for reaching, as a regular spinnaker is still better for sailing at deeper angles. When they fly the asyms for reaching (and getting higher speeds that you would get with a regular spinnaker at the same angle) they use the pole and keep it low. We have a C&C115 who flies his asym from the pole as well. Another local has a IMX40 and converted it to be able to fly an asym - he does a lot of offshore races and decided that a sprit would be the best - keeps the asym low and forward of the bow by about 10 feet - plus is able to 'heat it up' for greater speed. They cut a hole in the bow and glassed in a tube to hold the pole (and keep the water out of the V berth). Works well. I'll ask my neighbor with the Cal 40 where he puts his pole - low or on deck or what. I know he uses his regular pole, but when we were racing him, we weren't close enough to see how low the tack was. Gary ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Jake Brodersen <captain_j...@cox.net> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com *Sent:* Sunday, February 10, 2013 8:39 AM *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Handicap review Joel, That’s an excellent idea. Of those who have them for racing, are they tacked to the bow, to a pole laid on deck, or a custom sprit? Jake *Jake Brodersen* *C&C 35 Mk-III* *Midnight Mistress* *Hampton VA* *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] *On Behalf Of *Joel Aronson *Sent:* Sunday, February 10, 2013 7:52 AM *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Handicap review Jake Might be time to switch to an asym. Joel 35/3 Annapolis ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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