Andy, Racing chutes were traditionally symmetrical and required a pole. ​Cruising chutes are generally asymmetrical and don't require a pole. Now many racers only use asymms.
Joel On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Andy Blanchard <andyblanch...@hotmail.ca>wrote: > Maybe off the topic but what is the differences between a racing spi or > cruising ? does it really matter? > > cheers > > Andy > > ------------------------------ > Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:15:41 -0500 > From: capt...@gmail.com > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Spinnaker Stops > > Offset them an inch or two so they are not directly in the line between > the exit and the turning block. That reduces the potential for the halyard > to inadvertently slip into the cleat. > > Dennis C. > > > > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 10:06 AM, Bill Coleman <colt...@verizon.net>wrote: > > The Port side goes aft to a clutch, and the SB is handled at the mast > base. > > That is a really good idea, thanks, I think I will add a couple of those. > > > > > > Bill Coleman > > C&C 39 > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Dennis > C. > *Sent:* Friday, April 11, 2014 10:59 AM > *To:* CnClist > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Spinnaker Stops > > > > Bill, > > Assuming your spin halyard is run aft, I've crewed on boats that have a > cam cleat on the mast that can temporarily stop the halyard. The mast > person is the only one doing the hoist. Eliminates the pit person having > to tail the halyard. Once the chute is up, the halyard tail can be pulled > through the rope clutch. Just have to remember to release it from the cam > cleat before the drop. > > > > It can be set up so it pops out of the cleat when the halyard is ground > tight by a cabin top winch. > > > > Dennis C. > > Touche' 35-1 #83 > > Mandeville, LA > > > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 9:35 AM, Bill Coleman <colt...@verizon.net> wrote: > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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