Bruce - maybe I missed something here, but if you have no pole attachment on the mast, I would strongly suspect that your spinnaker is an asymmetrical. I did not see reference to a pole (or topping lift or downhaul) as being part of the boat's gear, which supports this, as does your reference to the chute as a "cruising spinnaker" which usually means asymmetrical. Anyway, you'll know soon enough. Great fun either way , and LOTS of power. Josh's description of rigging and gybing a symmetrical is very good. An asymmetrical is much easier. If your spin is an asymmetrical, you don't have a whisker pole, you would probably find getting one to be worthwhile. You can fly a symmetrical as an asymmetrical (my neighbour does it) but it is trickier to keep filled this way. Even with the sock, it pays to ensure (every time) that the chute will exit its bag without twists or tangles, and check the sock lines carefully. (BTDT....;-) )
Dave --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: robert <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bcc: Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2017 11:31:32 -0300 Subject: Re: Stus-List DQOTD - Cruising spinnaker - Luff v. Leach? Bruce: You can still do a dip pole jibe with a babystay......just disconnect the baby stay before the spinnaker is raised and connect it when it is doused. You don't need the baby stay flying a chute. Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2017-07-02 10:29 AM, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List wrote: Thanks everyone for your input! Based on what was said, I'll agree that what we have is a symmetrical spinnaker. At this point, there is no ring nor a track on the front of the mast onto which to mount a slide car ring. There is also a babystay to contend with, which presumably would not allow me to do the dip-pole approach, but having never done it, perhaps I'm not visualizing the concept properly. At any rate, we're cruisers (though we love to cruise fast!), which means that at least for now, we'll use the spinnaker as asymmetrical, and figure it out from there. I have some friends that are due back from a cruise, and I'm sure they have experience with both types, so that will help me tremendously. Thank again, everyone, this list is invaluable! Bruce Whitmore 1994 C&C 37/40+, "Astralis" Madiera Beach, FL (847) 404-5092 (mobile) bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net
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