Take a look at the ATN web site for their "Tacker" and sock. There are videos of both in action. You may not choose to use either of them but you should at least be aware of these options. There are several companies that also make socks. An asymmetric is still a large sail and you have to get it down some how. The Tacker will give you better control over the tack of the sail than you would have with just a block tied to the anchor roller.
I use both, ATN Tacker and sock, and a symmetrical spinnaker that I fly as an asymmetric. The setup has a more restricted range of sailing angle to the wind, but it works quite well in most conditions where you would want such a sail while cruising. The main advantage of a true asymmetric over my setup is in sailing closer to the wind in light air. Steve Thomas C&C27 MKIII -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of Ron Kaye Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 2:36 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List A question regarding a sail Thanks for all the great info on the 4000 Autohelm. I'm thinking it might be a magnetic disturbance of the compass and I think I might have stowed a head-mounted flashlight in the chart table. Maybe... I hope that's it. We shall see this weekend when we get back for another trip. As for the sail, the boat came with a tri-radial spinnaker. The real deal. I think the PPO may have been into racing but the PO and the CO's are not. The PO said he'd never raised the thing in 12 years. At this point, Lisa and I don't want to wrestle with a full on spinnaker if the wind pipes up and we have to get it under control in a hurry since it will usually be the two of us or the two of us and if there are others they won't know anything about sailing. So... a crusising spinnaker I believe is what we need. I'd like to get a used one and will check Bacon in Annapolis. If anyone would like to trade sails, I'd give up the tri-radial spinnaker for a asymmetrical of appropriate size. Its solid red. 3 oz, and seems to be well made amd in very good condition from what I've seen of it but I admit we haven't pulled the whole thing out of the bag. Its a Doyle sail. We are near Annapolis. As far as connecting it, we have a typical roller furler on for the genoa and a custom anchor roller sprit with a nice large piece of stainless that I could drill into to connect the tack with a few feet of line to allow it to rise up a bit to see under. Is that about right? >From what I've heard, Bacon has the info to size the sail appropriately for >make and model of boat but I'd like to hear any opinions from the list as well. Thanks again. Sorry to be a pests with all these questions. -- Ron & Lisa '86 35/3 To be Renamed
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