I received a Spinaker with my CD26. I've never used one. This one does not use a pole and the previous owner says it doesn't require one. He says it's a "cruising spinaker or a genaker". Can anyone fill me in on how to use it. It does include a heavy fiberglass chute(?).
capedorySailor@earthlink.net
Spinaker Vs. Genaker?
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wayne grenier
Re: Spinaker Vs. Genaker?
get 2 turning blocks or pulleys-lash them to the base of your lifeline stanchions farthest aft-then on a real calm day-try to fly it just as you would a genoa-but with the sheets led as far aft as you can get them-use the jib halyard and run the sheets outside of the lifelines and rigging-make sure the sail is properly packed in the sailbag-with the head-clew and foot all going in last and sticking out of the bag-have one person at the tiller with instructions to sail the boat straight-no matter what-and after tying the sailbag to something-and attaching the halyard and running the sheets-hoist it very quickly out of the bag-have the tiller man sheet it in using the jib winch as it fills-make sure its not blowing more than 10 knts and you are in the middle of no-where-I use my cruising spinnakeras a light air reacher-its good for about 100 degrees off the wind but is not good for dead downwind sailing (which is no fun anyway)-I use a method used on small boats to pack the spinnaker in the bag-tieing it at intervals with generic sewing thread-last time-a couple of weeks ago-we had a perfect "launch"-no twists-etc.-there are plenty of sources for more info-but think of it as a big light wind off the wind "genny" and treat it as such-never motor with it up-and take it down with the wind on it-just have the helmsman let go of the sheet at the exact time you let the halyard go and try to pull it in from the middle-a cruising spinnaker has significantly less square footage than a real spinnaker-they are easier to handle-and can be tamed by overtriming or just letting go of the sheet-again-a gentle steady wind is the key to try it-have fun-Scott MacCready wrote: I received a Spinaker with my CD26. I've never used one. This one does not use a pole and the previous owner says it doesn't require one. He says it's a "cruising spinaker or a genaker". Can anyone fill me in on how to use it. It does include a heavy fiberglass chute(?).
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Larry M
Re: Spinaker Vs. Genaker?
Scott,Scott MacCready wrote: I received a Spinaker with my CD26. I've never used one. This one does not use a pole and the previous owner says it doesn't require one. He says it's a "cruising spinaker or a genaker". Can anyone fill me in on how to use it. It does include a heavy fiberglass chute(?).
What you have is a asymmetrical spinnaker. The fiberglass chute sounds like a ATN or North dousing sleeve (very easy to use and handy to have- it makes setting and dousing child play). YOu should have a tack pennent that needs to be attached as far foward on the bow as possible and cleated off on the bow (you can run the tack aft but on my 33 I can put it through a block on the bow and adjsut it from there). You do not need two sheets as to gybe the spin it is easier to douse and run the whole set up arouund the forestay. Just run the sheet aft. You may not need to go all the way aft depending on the cut. For a halyard it is best to use a block at he top of the mast that is on a swivel. I would not use a jib halyard as hte sheeves are not set for the type of load. It is also best to just use line and not wire. Setting is easy-raise the sock (sleeve) with the tack and clew both attached to respective lines, bear off downwind and blanket with the main, raise the sleeve cover up ( there should be a continuous line to do this with). You might want ot check out some sailmakers web pages as they do a better job describing the process.