We are usually light handed on crew, and it is a big sail. If I had 8 great crew maybe I would be apt to launch bare in heavier air, but mostly we don't. Once on one of our Fall Cruise across the lake, one of the guys instinctively grabbed the Spinnaker halyard harder as it started to get away, and got some very bad burns, and it was only blowing 15. I like the control and relative safety of a banded sail. After seeing the video, I think I can get some material from my local sailmaker - I doubt he would want to do it, as he is semi-retired, but it looks pretty simple for me to do on my $75 used sewing machine.
Bill Coleman C&C 39 -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Lee Youngblood Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 11:31 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Spinnaker Stops Hi Bill, While I'm sure your local sailmaker can whip up something like that after seeing the video for maybe even $100, maybe you should ask, how many times do I hoist the spinnaker in 25-30 knots? That's rare, and even if some of the boats are flying spinnakers, its a crew decision. If you are seriously racing in a very competitive fleet, you likely have competent crew. If not a trained crew, than this won't help enough, to make it worth the effort. All the "aids", and even a "fast bottom" are easily meaningless, compared to helm and crew timing and decisions. Put the money in the beer fund, and sail an extra afternoon a week, more than the competition, and then beat them. 2 cents, Lee a boat whore in Seattle who sailed on too many different boats to know what to do anymore. . . and yes I was that guy, bugging the little ladies in the yarn department, for yarn that would break, before a heavy air Swiftsure Race maybe 10 years ago, wow. >I just sent this to Sailrite yesterday, and unfortunately they were >unimpressed. > > ><<I can't find spinnaker stops on your site, am I looking wrong, or >do you not have them yet? ><https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ6DteTOZ7I&feature=youtu.be>https://www.y outube.com/watch?v=EJ6DteTOZ7I&feature=youtu.be > >Everyone who races starting 2014 has to have them this year, or face >disqualification. There are tens of thousands of spinnakers that >will need to be modified. If there was some type of fastener like >a self piercing tiny grommet, or something that could be set and >flared with a hammer or something . . . something simple. I >supposed even sewing them by hand on a home sewing machine wouldn't >be a big deal. >I think regular Velcro may not release easy enough, it may be a >certain type. I have not seen any of these from the major >sailmakers to verify what they use.>> > >Their response was ><< No, we do not have spinnaker stops, but you can easily make them >using Velcro and webbing or elastic >> > >So, looks like I am on my own. I think it would have to be a pretty >weak Velcro so your spinnaker actually pops open. >Does anyone have any good ideas or inside info on this? First race >in less than a month! > > > >Bill Coleman >C&C 39 -- _______________________________________________ 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
