[C320-list] Asymmetrical Spinnaker Anchor Points

[Tom Grass]

We are making our Asymmetrical Spinnaker for our Catalina 320 at the
present time; my wife, with my help is sewing our Sailrite designed 850
square feet sail in our basement.  We purchased a Selden bowsprit and
roller mechanism to handle the sail.  We will be rigging the sail in about
a month at our boat - currently on the hard in Charlevoix, Michigan.  The
only real challenge is mounting the bowsprit bracket to our foredeck.  We
plan on mounting cam cleats to our stern rails and utilize the side winches
to control the spinnaker sheets.   We previously had a similar setup on our
Hunter 260 ...it worked out great.  Photos to follow.

Tom & Tracy Grass
2008 Catalina 320
Bucket List
#1135

On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 3:05 PM Jeff Smith <jeffreyssmith at live.com> wrote:

> To all,
>
> I just installed my new sails (main and genoa) yesterday, and now it is
> time to think about an asymmetrical spinnaker. The very knowledgeable
> salesperson who helped me with the sails talked about an issue with
> mounting blocks on the stern for the spinnaker sheets. This leaves me to
> wonder, does anyone else have an asymmetrical set-up? If so, what did you
> use as your mounting point on the bow and on the stern? Also, for anyone on
> the Chesapeake Bay, any thoughts on using an asymmetrical spinnaker is also
> welcome. I reduced my genoa from 155% to 140%, in accordance with some
> discussions about balance, so I think the asym spin would help in those
> light winds.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jeff
> ’94, #121
>