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Steve Milby
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Initially Posted - 06/09/2008 :  09:34:29  Show Profile
Sunday I finally had a chance to try out my new cruising chute. The wind was very calm, and the Bay was almost mirrorlike. We had a bad start, when my crew attached my new halliard to the head of the sail without the snap shackle being closed securely. It popped off the sail grommet, the sail fell to the deck and the halliard went irretrievably to the top of the mast. Fortunately I had another halliard, and we used it to raise the sail. I still need a longer line for the downhaul, so I can adjust the sail correctly, but that's on order, and otherwise, the sail performed beautifully. In the very light air Sunday, the sail seemed as if it drove the boat faster than the wind itself. Even though we couldn't trim it optimally, we were surprised at how high we could point with it, and when we brought the boat up to windward, the sail pulled like a horse, and the boat took off. What a thrill!

There was an excellent article in the last issue of Cruising World by Gary Jobson on how to fly a cruising chute. It helped me figure out how to rig the sail and the snuffer that came with it. Now I need to go back and re-read the part about trimming it, so I can get the most out of the sail.
Steve Milby J/24 "Captiva Wind"
previously C&C 35, Cal 25, C25 TR/FK, C22
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Response Posted - 06/09/2008 :  21:12:41  Show Profile
Hey Steve,
I much have missed something in a prior post or something. What did you get? Is a cruising chute the same as an asymetrical?
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 06/10/2008 :  08:28:13  Show Profile
Hi Frank! It's the same as an asymetrical. I've never owned one before, but have been looking for one on Ebay for 2-3 years to deal with the frequent light air on the Chesapeake Bay. It's 3/4 oz., but it has 1.5 oz. sailcloth at the stress points, so it should be light enough to fly in light air, but strong enough to stand up to a little more wind. I found this one on Ebay last fall, it's exactly the right size for my boat, the colors are beautiful, it came with a snuffer, and it had a "Buy Now" price that was at least a couple hundred dollars below what I believed it would sell for if it went to auction, so I paid the buy now price for it, and, as you can tell, I'm thrilled with the sail. The temperature was in the high 90's and humid, and I didn't want to make the physical effort to raise the mainsail and put it away, so we just sailed on the asym alone, and, even without the aid of the mainsail, the boat moved great!

Now that I have used it, and understand how to rig it and jibe it, I can see that it'll be easy to fly singlehanded, especially with the help of my just-repaired autopilot. When I want to go to Annapolis, and the wind is light, I might be better able to sail there at a reasonable speed, instead of motorsailing.
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Response Posted - 06/12/2008 :  21:49:29  Show Profile
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