The “frac” line still helps stabilize the tip of the mast even if the boat has a stiff mast section, as once around the weather mark the backstay adjuster should be eased, which in turn may allow the mast tip to bounce around. Especially important to eliminate that bounce in light air and chop as that movement reduces any attachment of air flow on the spin.
And, as Dennis just described, it allows the bow to set up the genoa for a quick hoist at the leeward mark. Seconds matter in any competitive fleet… Brian From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2019 3:22 PM To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List JAM vs Spinnaker Racing Yep. Probably more for show than increased performance. Mine is a 3-4 foot length of line with an eye on one end and a snap shackle on the other. Once the chute is set, the headsail should be immediately pre-fed and fed ready for hoisting at the leeward mark. The eye of the defraculator is attached to the stemplate or headsail tack hook and the snap shackle is clipped to the head of the headsail. The headsail halyard is tensioned pulling the masthead forward. At the leeward mark, the bow person blows the defraculator snap shackle and the headsail is hoisted. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 10:39 AM Jeff Helsdingen via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: Pulls the top of the mast forward when going downwind with the kite up. Bit surprised it does anything with a sturdy mast like the one on a 35-1. Jeff On Thu., Dec. 19, 2019, 11:27 a.m. Randy Stafford via CnC-List, <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: Hey Dennis - what’s a defraculator? :) Cheers, Randy
_______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
