Hi Pete, Our fleet is turning sprit. We have:
Sprit/Asym: J-109 J-97 J-92 J-88 Evelyn 32 with retro sprit Symmetrical: C&C 34/36 Tripp 37 Tripp 37c Olson 30 No plans at this point to fly a code Zero at this point. Best, Eric ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "I want 10,000 tough guys, and I want 10,000 soft guys to make the tough guys look tougher! And here's how I want them arranged: tough, soft, tough, tough, soft, tough, soft, soft, tough, tough, soft, soft, tough, soft, tough, soft!" *Russ Cargill* On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Pete Shelquist <pete.shelqu...@comcast.net>wrote: > Eric – > > I’m going through the same exercise right now. We’ve been racing 2 yrs > with an asym not on a sprit but tacked to the forepeak. We mostly do > mid-distance/point to point races and less frequently do buoys. We’ve had > good luck in the light air around here, but struggle against the sym boats > when the mark is DDW and its blowing. PHRF in our area is a little more > generous at 30% when adding a sprit. As you mentioned, we found we can run > the boat with as few at 3 or 4. Ironically, the boat is so easy and fast > in this mode we seem to always have 6-8. Which is not a bad thing- we just > make more sandwiches. > > > > From what I’ve found, Forte seems to have the best turn-key solution > http://fortecarbon.com/marine/bow-poles-sprits/ and they’re pretty > helpful on the phone . But it’s also pricey. I’m working with a local > manufacturer to figure out an alternative. I’m also using the J105 and > J109 as models and reverse engineering from there. Getting a decent kite > is the real trick. Different sail makers have conflicting thoughts on > design when retroing boats like ours with asyms. Also, seriously try to > figure out a bobstay, especially if you ever have intentions of putting up > a code 0. > > > > Hope that helps. > > Pete > > C&C 37 – Lk Superior > > > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Eric > Baumes > *Sent:* Saturday, December 07, 2013 8:08 AM > > *To:* cc-3...@googlegroups.com; cnc-list > *Subject:* Stus-List Bowsprit/Asym > > > > Hi all, > > > > My winter project this year is to install a deck mounted bowsprit and fly > an asymmetric spinnaker while racing. > > > > I am going for the max length with out a PHRF penalty, which in our YRA is > 24% of J. This will give me a sprit that is 42.6 inches. > > > > This decision is driven by a couple things. First, the ability to get 7 or > more experienced crew to manage the Symmetrical spinnaker. And to reduce > the overall complexity in sailing the boat. > > > > I am wondering if any one else has made this switch and what their > experience has been. > > > > I will certainly share my experience. > > > > Best, > > > > Eric > > > > C&C 34/36 > > > ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > "I want 10,000 tough guys, and I want 10,000 soft guys to make the tough > guys look tougher! And here's how I want them arranged: tough, soft, tough, > tough, soft, tough, soft, soft, tough, tough, soft, soft, tough, soft, > tough, soft!" > > > > *Russ Cargill* > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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