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dave holtgrave
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Initially Posted - 09/30/2002 :  11:47:08  Show Profile
i just bought a symmetrical spinnaker from minney's.
i remember that sometime ago that there was a discussion
on how some of you fly these chutes without a pole.
i don't want to conquer the best handling of chutes,
i just want to fly it on light air days and play with it

thanks in advance
dave
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Gary B.
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Response Posted - 09/30/2002 :  12:12:07  Show Profile
Dave: I used to fly a symetrical chute just like an assymetrical. It's useful to use a "sock" if shorthanded. I used a sliding "tack" that clipped on to one side of the chute, then attached both sheets to the other lower edge that would become the clew. The tack line goes through a small block, then back to the cockpit. I used a jam cleat to secure it so you can raise it when sailing dead down, or lower it when reaching off. I can tell you from experience that dead down is tricky, because this is when you most need a pole. Try reaching. I gybe mine by letting the clew end come through the foretriangle, just like a big jib, although some folks lead the lazy sheet around the forestay and gybe the sail out in front of the boat. I think the height of your spinnaker must be correct for your boat, and the foot shouldn''t be longer than around 18' or so....

I am now sailing a cruising chute with this method. My old symmetrical was made, by me, from a kit and was getting older and I ran into a new cruising chute. Frankly, there have been times when I wish I had the old one back. It had more sail area and was faster, except maybe on a beam reach.....


Gary B.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 09/30/2002 :  12:19:26  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
I was gonna go into detail about it...as I used to do this prior to getting the pole....

Instead I will just say "yeah, do what he (Gary) said"



DW



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