[alberg30] Cruising spinnakers and such

[Gord Laco]

From: "Gord Laco" <gord at transatmarine.com>

Hello gang,

Aboard an Alberg, a "real" spinnaker is a more usefull sail - and not that
tough to use.  The earlier comment about overtrimming to calm them down
works.   My experience with the various gadgets (socks etc) to make
spinnakers easier to handle usually make things more complicated than just
using the
 the so called Racing gear.

Gord
#426 "Surprise"

----- Original Message -----
From: Forhan, Thomas <Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov>
To: <alberg30 at onelist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 9:21 AM
Subject: RE: [alberg30] Cruising spinnakers and such


> From: "Forhan, Thomas" <Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov>
>
> Last year I bought a "cruising" spinakker from JSI in Florida, which you
can
> access via http://www.sailnet.com/store/ .
>
> It was about $850 including a sock, part of the deal is they -as do some
> other firms, ask around- have made up some stock sizes and you are buying
> off the shelf. One size was about a 34 foot luff, so ok for an A30. They
> only come in one color combination: red, white and blue, and are made in
the
> far east.
>
> I wanted to keep things simple and I also did not want to invest in the
> hardware- like the pole- associated with a true spinnaker. The
disadvantage
> is if you want to head dead downwind, this set up is not the greatest.
> Still, I find that I can make good speed with this sail broad reaching, so
> we just tack downwind and have a nice sail.
>
> If my boat already had all the hardware, I might have done something
> different, but this sail has worked out well for us and is a lot of fun.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: SandersM at aol.com [mailto:SandersM at aol.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 12:19 AM
> > To: alberg30 at onelist.com
> > Subject: [alberg30] Cruising spinnakers and such
> >
> >
> > From: SandersM at aol.com
> >
> > I have no -- zero -- interest in racing with spinnakers.
> > Still, there are
> > those days when a lightweight yet manageable sail, tacked at
> > the bow and
> > controlled as a genoa, might make the boat move.
> >
> > Does anyone on the list have any experience with such sails, and any
> > suggestions?  Is it possible, or likely, that one can be
> > bought used through
> > Bacon or elsewhere?  Does Bacon have a Web site?
> >
> > All advice (as always) is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Sanders McNew
> > WILD ELF  (# 297)
> > Oyster Bay, New York
> >
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