Yup. Seems that flying a chute single handed around here is a bit dicey, given the local sea breeze that kicks in after lunch most days. I remember some nicely burned fingers one day a few years back.
Thanks guys. Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-02-25, at 10:56, dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote: Rich I have done that with my triradial spinnaker several times...I use a tack line outside the bow pulpit from the sail through the snap shackle on the bow to a cleat on deck. Let the tack of the sail fly out in front about 4-5 feet from the snap shackle on that line. Works nice off the wind in light stuff. Release the tack line before the halyard when dowsing. Cleat the spin halyard from a cabin top winch near the base of the mast...then it's possible to do alone in light air but it's a handful and it's a real PITA if the wind freshens...I have only done it on a very long light air run. I started a long light air run from Crescent Beach to Lunenburg one nice warm August fore noon and all was fine and beautiful for several hours up along the coast and then when approaching Cross Island the wind began to build and move forward...what a job I had then, it might have been easier to fall off and head to Halifax rather than try to get that thing down...but I got it down, lots of flapping and dragging behind in the water...I worked damn hard getting that sail down and on board alone while Rosalie held tight to the wheel. I don't carry the spinnaker much anymore and she is very happy for that and fortunately I have found other things that occupy the space below decks that it took up. Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rich Knowles Sent: February 25, 2013 10:33 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Cruising Spinnaker Joe, am I reading your note correctly? It says to me that you are flying your symmetrical tacked down as an asymmetrical with no pole. ?? Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-02-25, at 10:18, "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> wrote: Since you put "cruising" in the title, think about an asym. I fly my chute as an asym way more often then I use the pole. With just me, the wife, and kid aboard it is less work and WAY easier to gybe. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Paul Wagner Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 10:39 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Cruising Spinnaker Thinking of getting a 35' x 18' Symmetrical spinnaker for a C&C 29 Mk 1 Thoughts...Comments?? Paul N. Wagner s/v Rum-Line 1977 C&C 29 Mk1 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2238 / Virus Database: 2641/5630 - Release Date: 02/25/13 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
