Following this closely.
Generally, the C&C 30 with it's smallish main covering the largish
headsail doesn't go downwind fast. Getting a sym spin out from behind
the main greatly improves it's downwind speed. I don't see where an
Asym would improve that scenario much at all, especially without a sprit
pole.
The angles would be near what you'd have to sail to keep a headsail
full...albeit there would be a lot more of it in a light wind.
Generally, hoisting and dousing the spin doesn't take my team very long
at all. Hoist would definitely be equivalent to unfurling. Light wind douses
into the bag on the foredeck or in moderate winds into the cockpit
behind the main and headsails is pretty quick. Does take some practice tho.
If you've got light wind reaching a drifter/asym would do you great
gains. C&C 30 has the shortest mast and highest ballest ratio to any
of the C&C's, so it's never gonna be a light wind competative boat.
Food for thought.
Cheers,
Jeff Nelson
Muir Caileag
C&C 30
Armdale Y.C.
On 5/15/2020 2:05 PM, Donald Kern via CnC-List wrote:
Randy,
Most PHRF rating organizations will adjust (negatively) your rating
for adding a tack point forward of the "J" measurement of the boat.
You may receive a credit for both a retrofit application and due to a
smaller sail area for a spinnaker - depends on the rating rules for
your PHRF organization. Also an asymmetrical spinnaker is a free fly
sail, thus adding a hard furler is not done for an asym. I do not
understand why you stated "So I can’t just shackle an asym tack line
block to the spare headsail shackle on the stem, and hoist/douse the
asym using a sock." That should be an option. Lastly, the 30 Mk1 was
designed to go deep downwind with a symmetrical spinnaker, which would
have a greater sail area projected to windward an inherently faster
than a asym rig deep downwind. The plus side that an asym would give
your 30 Mk1 would be on reaching legs. Hope this helps.
Don Kern
Fireball C&C35 Mk2
Bristol, RI
Commo. PHRF-NB
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