[C320-list] asymetric spinnaker or genneker

[Kirk McCullough]

I have an asym from Cruising Direct, North Sails mail order division, with 
snuffer and ATN tacker. I have used it several times while single handing. 
Its easy to set, jibe and drop as long as the auto pilot is doing a good 
job. With my wife or one of my kids on board its even easier.

Sometimes I only set the asym and leave the main in the cover, nice way to 
cruise when you're not in a rush to get anywhere, which is how we sail more 
and more these days of semi-retirement. With a clean bottom and the Kiwi 
prop nicely feathered, I can make 5 kts or more this way and "auto" handles 
it well.

Kirk
 Boomerang #124
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Denny Browne" <dennybrowne at verizon.net>
To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] asymetric spinnaker or genneker


> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Irv Grunes
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 5:55 AM
> To: C320-List
> 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
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