[Public-list] lazy guys

[Roger L. Kingsland]

Jay,

I hesitate to mention this because I am not sure if it is from memory or
some crazy dream.  Many years ago I crewed on a C&C 41' in lake Erie and I
seem to recall, in heavy air downwind, the crew somehow rigged a spare
halyard on forward side of the chute running down the centerline vertically.
When it was tightened it would basically form two chutes rather than one
which I assume reduced roll.  Has anyone heard of such a technique or does
this fall in the same category as most of my other comments?

Roger    

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During the more windy downwind sailing on Sunday, there were several
broaches and it was clear that many of us were having trouble keeping the
spinnaker under control. A number of people jib-reached. I was
thinking...there might be some things that can be done to help keep the
spinnaker more under control in windy conditions.

My thought is that anything you can do to stabilize the spinnaker will help
keep the boat under control. Having the guy coming out of a fairlead well
forward would help by pulling the pole more down and keeping that stable.
You need lazy guys for this. Also having a twing for the sheet would help
because it would increase leech tension by making the sheet pull more down
and less back on the clew, helping to stabilize the leech of the spinnaker.
Both of these are common practice in boats both bigger and smaller than ours
(J/22, Etchells, Lightning, J/24, J/35, and 505 are all ones with which I
have firsthand experience...I have heard that it's common on Mumm 30's and
Farr 40's as well).

Is there anybody else who has tried this?

Later,

JB

On 5/1/07, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> Nope -  I think the A30 is a little small for those... In heavy air 
> they might make gybing easier but I don't think they would be a plus.
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> I am happy again now that I am not worried about the engine...so...
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> The only lazy guys we have aboard are my crew....... Hahahaha
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> Gord #426 Surprise
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> > Does anybody use lazy guys for spinnaker handling? I am thinking of 
> > going to lazy guys...
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> > Thoughts?
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> > J Bergquist
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