[C320-list] downwind cruising sail ?

[Irving Grunes]

Allan, Thanks for correcting me, I said tack when I meant gybe,
We have been using a single sheet system for gybing just to eliminate the
wrap possibility.

If you have an autohelm, you might try to have the boat gybe using either
the +/-1 and +/-10 together.
I know #851 with the ST4000, it tacks the boat slowly and it might gybe the
boat slowly enough for you to handle both sheets if you single hand
Irv #851

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 6:43 AM, Allan S. Field <allan.field at verizon.net>wrote:

> Irv - You might want to try gybing the A-Sym versus tacking.  The procedure
> is to pull the main to the center-line.  Start the gybe slowly and begin to
> let the working sheet of the A-Sym out.  Before the stern comes through the
> wind, let the working sheet fly so that the sail gets completely out in
> front of the boat.  Once the sail is in front of the boat, complete the
> gybe
> and sheet in the new working sheet as you do so.  This technique takes some
> practice and some inevitable wraps around the forestay but it does work.
>
> The biggest problem I have had with this technique is that on one occasion
> while single-handed, the working sheet, when I let it fly, drifted under
> the
> boat and became jammed between the hull and top of the rudder.  When I let
> the sail fly now, I keep a hand on the working sheet to prevent it from
> going under the boat.  I also have not tried single-handing the sail since
> that event as I can't keep a hand on the sheet, gybe the boat, plus pull in
> the new sheet without a third hand!  There has to be a way to do this but I
> haven't quite figured it out yet...
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Allan S. Field
> Sea Shadow - #808
> Columbia, MD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Irving
> Grunes
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:01 PM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] downwind cruising sail ?
>
> James,
> I don't know thew foot or leech length.  We bought it used from another
> c320
> owner who bought it from another owner.
> It was too big for him to fly and since he only wanted to cruise, didn't
> want it.
> Ours was specifically made for a C320 and it came with a dousing sock and a
> single lead. The process to tack is to douse the sail, pull it around the
> forestay, bring the lead back to the stern and raise the sock.
>
> Our 41 ft luff is a little difficult to to pull around the forestay because
> of its length. A foot or two shorter would be a little easier to handle
> when
> raising and when lowering to stow in its bag.
> It works great at up to 10 knots for us between 120 and 150 degrees
> It won't go directly down wind.
> We bought it for when the Chesapeake drops to 5 or 6 knots, where our 135
> genny just won't fly.
> Irv Grunes
> 2001 C320 #851
>
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Jamie Pett <JPett at jp2architects.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Thanks to all, very helpful.  Irving, just to 'pick your brain' a bit
> > more- do you know the foot on your sail ? I have read it should be about
> > 1.8 x 'J' which would be about 22' ? Also, is it 1.5 oz. material, or
> > lighter ? Thanks. - James
> >
> > James Pett
> > Bella Luna #614
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> > [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Irving
> > Grunes
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 10:15 PM
> > To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] downwind cruising sail ?
> >
> > We have a 41 ft luff Asym
> >
> > Wished it was 39', just to make it easier to handle on the foredeck
> > I Grunes
> > 2001 C320 #851
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Jamie Pett <JPett at jp2architects.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi.  I have a '99 C-320. 1st season - love her.  I am however
> > interested
> > > in getting a used asymmetrical spinnaker as I have a roller main and
> > 135
> > > jib and off wind performance could be better, especially in light air.
> > > Any input by others who have done so is appreciated.   In particular,
> > > does anyone know the 'I' and 'J' measurements for her ?  I can find
> > the
> > > MKII numbers at Catalina, but not sure if they changed as I understood
> > > the hull changed a few inches here and there. Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > James Pett
> > >
> > > 'Bella Luna' #614
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>