John, I can understand where you want to pull the tack line to make a “firm luff”. I tend to do this in light air before a gybe. What I don’t understand is trying to feed the “tack” between the luff and forestay.
Are you sure you don’t mean the clew of the sail (where your sheets are attached) pulled between the luff and forestay? I’ve found to have somewhat better luck easing the tack line in heavy air prior to the gybe which opens up the slot between the luff and forestay and allows the clew along with the rest of the sail to have more room and less opportunity to wrap around the forestay. Most important is to head as far downwind as possible so you can blanket the chute with the mainsail, depowering the sail making it less likely to catch the wind when trying to move it across the bow. Many A-Sails have a small fiber mini-batten at the tack that you can use to keep the lazy sheet from dropping under the bow during an outside gybe or to keep it from fouling on the furler or other deck hardware on an inside gybe. Chuck Gilchrest S/V Half Magic 1983 LF 35 Padanaram, MA From: John McLaughlin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 7:44 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: sailrm...@comcast.net; johnr...@aol.com Subject: Stus-List Re: Asymmetical Spinnaker outside jibe Please don't make such a simple thing so complicated. The inside jibe is simple and things don't get tangled up as they tend to with the outside jibe. If you have an adjustable tack pull it in to establish a firm luff.. Head dead downwind while adjusting both spin sheets to bring the tack to the forestay. Continue to feed the tack through the space between the luff and forestay keeping very slight pressure on the old active sheet and rapidly pulling the sail through the slot with the new active sheet as the helm is brought through the jibe. As the spin fills release all pressure on the old active sheet. In doing this the sail and lines are always under control and not flying about and becoming tangled. John McLaughlin _____ On Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Bob Mann via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: Matthew, you probably want to have a short, dedicated gybing tack line. Attach it prior to the gybe (I'm thinking "inside" of pole). Gybe pole and pre-set it, then gybe sail. When done, remove temporary tack line. At least that's how I hope it will work. I've never done it but will find out this spring. Bob Mann C&C35 mk I On 03/08/2021 2:30 PM Matthew via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: David: I believe we discussed this issue not too long ago. This year I plan to use an ATN Tacker for asymm jibes. Given that we use our spin pole for the tack most of the time, the interesting part will be moving the tack from the pole to the Tacker (then back to the pole again). From: David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2021 10:34 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list <CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > Cc: David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com <mailto:davidakne...@gmail.com> > Subject: Stus-List Asymmetical Spinnaker outside jibe I have been thinking about ordering long sheets for my “reacher" (A sail) to be able to do outside jibes. All the videos I have seen for this technique have the spinnaker tack on a sprit or attached forward of the headstay. That seems pretty simple, but I don’t have an attachment point there. My tack can either be attached directly to a padeye on the deck behind the forestay or to a strap around the furled headsail and then to the padeye. I think that means that every time I jibe, the tack line will wrap around the headstay. Is that a problem? I could douse with the sock and redeploy after jibe (sounds slow for racing) or add an attachment point to the pulpit for a block so I am forward of the headstay. Am I missing something? How do others without sprits do this? Dave S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray%20> Thanks - Stu
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