Bill, I don't think our crew has ever had a problem assuming that the helm has his head in the game. Maybe we have been losing speed and races as a result but when we hoist the spinnaker it is being shadowed by the headsail because the helm has already started turning downwind. It is pretty hard to fill with the headsail up so the guy at the mast jumps the spin and then immediately drops the head. The spin inflates as the head is being flaked and tied. Once inflatted the helm can come up as needed.
Are we doing something wrong or is it a matter of having enough people? Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Apr 10, 2014 2:22 PM, "Bill Coleman" <colt...@verizon.net> wrote: > 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 > > > > 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 > >
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