Wow. This sounds great. Our first time out we went to Pirates Cove. Good time there. Parking that behemoth in their slip in a light breeze was surprisingly challenging. I know its going to be a long road learning to handle something this size.
Will file this too. Hope to see you in May. Ron On Feb 26, 2013, at 1:31 PM, "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> wrote: > I am over on Kent Island. I am sure we can meet up. If nothing else, show up > at our CRYC Annual Regatta J > My wife likes the restaurants in Galesville, so maybe we can go down there > one day and check out the sail. > > Joe Della Barba > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ron Kaye > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:36 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Cruising Spinnaker > > We're on the Rhodes R just South of Annapolis. That would be great. No big > hurry right now of course. We are going to haul 'n paint in March-April. > > Ron > > On Feb 26, 2013, at 12:27 PM, "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> > wrote: > > Where are you? I am sure someone can meet up with you and go over the rigging. > > Joe Della Barba > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ron Kaye > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:16 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Cruising Spinnaker > > Newbie question on this thread. Lisa and I, after much online research on > good old boats decided on a 1986 C&C mk iii 35 which we bought last October. > A boat I can stand up in at last! We sailed it 3 times so far. Previous > boats were smaller sloop rig and I've never flown a spinnaker. This one came > with a spinnaker and has the pole nicely strapped down on the deck. Previous > owner of a dozen years never used the spin and it seemed he thought it was > more than he wanted to deal with - a fine somewhat elderly gentleman who > cruised with his wife from the Chesapeake bay to the keys a few times and > kept his engine spotlessly clean. > > I don't recall any extra blocks at the bow. I have the spin in a bag and it > seems to be in great condition - maybe even new or almost new. It's solid > red in color if that means anything - probably not, but maybe vintage 1986? > IDK. Asymmetrical cruising type. > > We don't want to race cause we just don't have time. We will day sail and do > some Multi day cruises as we can. We're on the Chesapeake. I want to use > the spinnaker this coming season. I just want the thing to pull the boat > along DDW (or thereabouts) when we need to and not have it look all goofy or > be too hard or dangerous to deal with when wind pipes up and everything goes > crazy. > > Any advice on how to proceed with a newbie KISS approach would be great. > Take the pole off the boat and store in the garage for the future owner? Ok. > I like the sound of that. Do I need to attach a block near the bow? It > seems a sock would be a good addition. Who sells those and what size do I > need? > > Thanks! > > Ron and Lisa > "Mr Bop" > 1986 Mk III 35 > > On Feb 26, 2013, at 11:21 AM, "Pete Shelquist" <pete.shelqu...@comcast.net> > wrote: > > My take down process is the same as Joe’s. One twist when solo; I throw the > halyard overboard. Due to drag of the water on the line I pull the chute > down vs having it fall in the water. Nice trick and works well whether it’s > blowing 5, 15 or whatever. > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Della > Barba, Joe > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:13 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Cruising Spinnaker > > To add: > 99% of the time I am doing this in light air under autopilot. If the wind is > heavy enough to make the boat squirrely under Otto I’ll use the genoa > instead. To lower I’ll usually pop the shackle off the tack and use the sheet > to pull the sail into the cockpit. I tend to raise the sail from the mast and > then run the halyard aft to lower it from the cockpit. In real light air it > is easy enough to lower it onto the foredeck if you want to. In a race with > DDW legs the boats with poles will beat you AND you might take a PHRF* hit > for being “different” – this is a cruising technique. There really is nothing > quite as nice as making good way in light air under the awning with a cold > drink watching the chute while everyone else is going downwind in a cloud of > exhaust. > > * I wonder if anyone would want to make a “cruising chute asym class” where > you don’t use bowsprits and set the downwind legs with offset marks. Might be > a lot more fun than JAM racing on a light air day and still be doable with a > small crew. > > Joe Della Barba Coquina > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick > G Street > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 11:06 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Cruising Spinnaker > > I forgot to mention that Pete Shelquist from this list is selling me a used > chute scoop, so I'll add that to the rig. Up until now, if the wind piped > up, we had to just let the sheet fly and try to stuff the spin down the > forehatch. The scoop should help me out with dousing, and maybe even allow > me to fly the spin when single-handing. > > Also, I DO have a fixed spinnaker pole; but I've never used it, and it's been > living off the boat in storage for several years, as it just got underfoot. > If anyone has a need for it, let me know -- I'd rather have a whisker pole > for the sailing I do. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Feb 25, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: > > > That sounds very similar to the setup I use with my asymmetrical, Fred. I had > not thought of using the symmetrical that way. Now that my engine is rebuilt > and I may get some sailing in, I'll give it a whirl. > > Rich Knowles > Indigo. 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