Andy – A cruising chute is typically about 80% the size of a full, or racing chute. Cruising can also be cut as asym and tacked to the centerline (vs flying from a pole) since it doesn’t require as much gear to fly and is easier to handle.
More serious racing boats are adding full size asyms to their inventory due to efficiency of the design when reaching. If a boat is using just asyms, it will lose a bit compared to syms when going DDW. Hence boats may carry both, but PHRF and class rules may have penalties with that. Hope that helps. 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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