Hi Randy, Few years ago we added an A2 on a Facnor furler and and Selden sprit to our 33-2. We do like it, easy and safe to use single or shorthanded and my girlfriend feels confortable knowing i can manage everything safely by myself while she drives the boat. But if i had to choose again i would go for a sock instead of a furler. That would be cheaper and faster in my opinion. It is pretty slow to furl a big asym on a rope, maybe the profurl with the plastic balls is faster with a larger diameter ? racing i need to plan ahead and start furling early. Also to consider, on my setup, the tack (furler drum) is fixed on the sprit and anyways, the tack and head are on a fixed lenth of torque rope, the tuning is limited compared to a free flying sail with a regular adjustable tack line.
On windward/leeward courses, you can't really go straight downwind and usually need to jibe and sail longer course that sym spin boats, you can go wing on wing in some conditions but it is not ideal. Sometimes a similar boat with a big no1 genoa poled out with a whisker pole is almost as fast and correct with a better rating. this year we got a new Symmetrical and i'm getting a carbon pole. it is a more complex setup short handed but way more efficient downwind on our displacement boat. Something new to learn on our boat! Food for thought. Best. Bruno Lachance Bécassine, 1987 33-2 New-Richmond, Qc ________________________________ De : CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> de la part de Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Envoyé : 15 mai 2020 12:28 À : 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc : Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com> Objet : Re: Stus-List Tacking Down an Asym on a 30 MK I Hi Randy You may take a rating hit for having a sprit on the boat for this. The measurement will be Total Sprit Length (TSL) and if that exceeds J there is usually an adjustment. Have you considered a symmetrical spinnaker? The 30 was designed for one and the downwind angles would clobber a Ranger 28 flying an asym tacked at bow. Regards Mike Hoyt Persistence Halifax, NS -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Randy Stafford via CnC-List Sent: May 15, 2020 1:23 PM To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Randy Stafford <randal.staff...@icloud.com> Subject: Stus-List Tacking Down an Asym on a 30 MK I Listers- A guy in my yacht club has started an arms race by adding an asym with a top-down furler to his Ranger 28. Wednesday night in light air I beat him to the windward mark by a minute or two, then he hoisted his asym and dropped me like a bad habit. He beat me by five minutes corrected time in a one-hour race despite spotting me 12 sec/mile with his new adjusted rating (demonstrating yet again that ratings don’t necessarily account for performance differences). It was an eye-opening demonstration. So now I’m thinking I need an asym to compete. I know a guy who flew one on a 30 MK I. He welded a bracket forward of the stem, to fasten a tack line block, and had a sock instead of a furler. If I want to compete with this Ranger 28, I’ll have to add two furlers (one on the forestay and one for the asym) to be able to set sails as fast as him. So I can’t just shackle an asym tack line block to the spare headsail shackle on the stem, and hoist/douse the asym using a sock. I need a tack point forward of the stem to accommodate a furler. Thus my question to you listers: any experience with adding a bowsprit or bracket etc. to your C&C for tacking down an asymmetrical spinnaker? I did some reading last night on after-market bowsprits (e.g. Selden), but of course wanted to check with the collective wisdom on Stu’s list. Any advice or recommendations? Thanks, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30 MK I #79 Ken Caryl, CO _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
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