[C320-list] asymetric spinnaker or genneker

[Denny Browne]

You should probably talk to a local sailmaker about the measurements, how
and where you want to sail, etc. I have both kinds of spinnakers and find
that I can sail much deeper with the symmetrical sail, but it's a lot more
trouble, requiring more and pretty well trained crew. You should sail this
sail on someone else's boat, at least several times, before investing in
one. The rigging's more expensive and it's quite a bit more complicated.

The gennaker will sail deeper with higher wind, but with higher wind, you
may not need it, especially if you have a whisker pole. I have the tacker
and snuffer, both made by ATN (see www.atninc.com) and they work pretty
well. If you have the foam luff in your headsail, you should probably upsize
the tacker or it'll get stuck on the fat furled headsail. The snuffer is
fabulous when trying to get the sail down in windy conditions. Getting any
of them down is really the trick. 

Good luck!

Denny Browne
A Cappella #935
Redondo Beach

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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Irv Grunes
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 5:55 AM
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Subject: [C320-list] asymetric spinnaker or genneker


List,
Last time we sailed the wind was dead douwn wind and our 135 Genoa would not
fill at anything better than 120 and it kept flopping when the wind dropped.

Looking into an asymetric with a snuffer and a tacker.

1. What success has anyone had with this kind of system?

2. How close to dead downwind can you sail?

3. Is the system simple enough to deploy that you pull it out of the bag
often enough to make it worthwhile?

4. Looking for dimensions of the asymetric, source and about how much the
asymetric cost.

Does anyone have one for sale??

Irv Grunes
Isle of Wight #851