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andy
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Response Posted - 03/17/2005 :  11:38:57  Show Profile  Visit andy's Homepage
Jim,
My asymetrical has one hank at the tack. If if was tacked at the head as well, the sail would have to be shaped more like a genny. A line from the hank(tack) goes through a block at the bow then led through fairleads to my downhaul clutch at the cockpit. I can adjust the tack height on the forestay. This means I can flatten the chute or make it more powerful. It makes it much easier to keep it full. It flys off the halyard. I don't see how it would work tacked at the head.
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andy
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Response Posted - 03/17/2005 :  14:15:10  Show Profile  Visit andy's Homepage
Here are some pics flying the chute in very light air.
It the difference between moving and not!




here's the bag with the chute rigged in it. Too much air to fly it!



Here's 45 North



your's truly
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John Mason
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Response Posted - 03/17/2005 :  14:20:05  Show Profile
With roller furling and an asymetrical you can still have an adjustable tack pennant, just no hank to the forestay at the tack. My asymetrical has no hanks at all.

As for knockdowns, I usually just ease the sheet to bleed power off. If you need to go downwind, then pointing down can work also, but just be aware of the strength of the gust and the bow of the boat. You might have everyone sitting on the transom just to keep the bow from burying itself. If the bow buries, people can be ejected from the boat quite abruptly.
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andy
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Response Posted - 03/17/2005 :  14:33:26  Show Profile  Visit andy's Homepage
John
You're right, I hate to show my ignorance. I guess I just got hung up on how mine"s rigged. I think I'll experiment without hanking it, might save me some time switching sails.
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 03/18/2005 :  12:47:54  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
Very cool photos, Andy. I was flying mine again last night and doused it right into the cabin as Frank suggested, worked great! I tried to pre-rig it at the dock but it was all still tangled at the hoist, still have to work on that.

My friend with the S2 has a Gennaker (I've been calling it an asym) but it has 2 hanks, one at the head and one at the tack, about 6 inches from the corners. This sail otherwise looks like a spinnaker, its about 0.75 oz. The boat sails great with it just up from downwind and can even point a few degrees.

We can try it "hankless" sometime.
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Response Posted - 03/18/2005 :  15:38:20  Show Profile  Visit andy's Homepage
Jim,
That's what I thought after you mentioned that, I figured the sail would have to be cut differently from mine. Half genny and half spinney. You probably couldn't fly a gennaker with a furler, unless you had a double forestay.

What I like so much about this fourm is exactly what I love so much about sailing. It's always a learning experience. I know I learn something new every time I go sailing and I learn a hell of a lot on this fourm.

The cool thing is you can sail and have a great time and not really do anything except soak up the ambience if you don't choose to. I find that boring, but many people lke to just relax and have a beer. I do too, but if that's all there was to it, I wouldn't be near as passionate about sailing.

Maybe more skippers will get a spiniker or learn to use the one that came with their boat after reading this thread. All I can say to everybody, as you well know, is flying a chute is exciting, fun, a challenge, and an all around "kick in the .....". A side benefit is giving a great photo-op to people on the beach!
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 03/18/2005 :  17:02:22  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
I do have a double forestay. I could actually fly two headsails. Pole out my hank on 155 and fly my roller 135 on the other side!!!!

I've also been thinking of rigging my 60% as a blade, convert Indiscipline to a cutter.


The double forestay rig is great for cruising and racing.
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