It is no more of a hassle to fly a symmetrical chute on a 29 than it is on
the J-24 (I have a 30-1 that I race every now and then and race on a J-24
each week). It is just bigger. You will probably need an additional person
(we use 5 on the 30 and 4 on the 24). An adjustable spin track on the mast
would be useful. The inner stay can be made to be easily disconnected.
If the boat doesn't have a pole, track, extra winches, then you could
consider one of those deck mounted extendable poles and fly an asymmetrical
chute.
It is interesting....the PHRF for a 29 is most likely higher numerically
than the J-24. Around here, the 24 is 171 and a 29 is around 180.
But, it is a lot more cruising friendly and powerful.
Gary
30-1, J-24 on Friday, J-80 on Wednesday
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pbbother via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 10:10 AM
Subject: Stus-List C&C 29-2 Spinnaker
I am considering buying a C&C 29-2 (1983) and would like to know how/if a
symmetrical spinnaker would work on these boats. I am looking at a boat
nearby, but it only has a cruising asymmetrical spinnaker. My current boat
is a J/24 and I am looking for something a little more comfortable but also
performance oriented. Since I have a crew for racing on the J/24, we would
also want to set a spinnaker on the C&C. The problem is the baby/inner
stay that bisects the fore deck. Yes, I understand that we could disconnect
it for the downwind leg, but that seems to be added complexity that I would
rather avoid. The concern that I have is that the only photo of a
symmetrical spinnaker I can find on the WEB is the original sales brochure.
So, I am thinking its just a big hassle to fly a symmetrical on these
boats. Any thoughts?
-Ken
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