Dennis, either that or just set her up by the lee and boogie with the weather rail awash! :) We actually went wing and wing by the lee for a couple of miles with the asymmetric kite on the Baltic 47 in a windy race last summer. But Masquerade is post IOR and a lot easier to keep on the edge without going over than, say, the C&C 40.
Andy Andrew Burton 26 Beacon Hill Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Apr 6, 2021, at 15:55, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > A heavy weather chute should have narrow shoulders. It should be fully > hoisted. Failure to fully hoist in heavy weather will increase the potential > for oscillation and loss of control. > > While we're on heavy weather spin flying, on Touche', we never ever let the > center seam cross to the weather side of the forestay. That is, we prefer a > slightly reaching trim as opposed to a dead downwind trim. Trimming the > chute's center seam to weather of the forestay increases the chances of > oscillation and ultimately a death roll. > > I'd rather broach than do a death roll! > > To answer the question, talk to your sailmaker. This chute sounds a wee bit > short to me. > > -- > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > >> On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 11:22 AM Joel Aronson via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> Bruno, >> >> Sounds about right. Just don't hoist the chute to the masthead. >> >> Joel >> >>> On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 10:42 AM Bruno Lachance via CnC-List >>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> Question for the spinnaker gurus of the group: >>> >>> The light/medium sym spinfor my 33-2 has a luff/leech lenght of 44 ft and a >>> foot of 23.3 ft. This is a sail designed for this boat >>> >>> I'm looking at a used spin that seems to be a heavier cloth, that would be >>> used as a S-3. The dimensions are Luff: 40.8 / foot: 21.5 >>> >>> > > > 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
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