OzOne wrote:

On Thu, 06 May 2004 11:18:56 +1200, Navigator
scribbled thusly:



OzOne wrote:


On Thu, 06 May 2004 10:40:09 +1200, Navigator
scribbled thusly:



OzOne wrote:



On Thu, 06 May 2004 09:41:18 +1200, Navigator
scribbled thusly:




Are you taling about a radial cut?

Cheers



Nope, different beast.
Star cut is all radials, no crosscut section like the radial head or
triradial.

Star cut is a reaching and heavy air spinnaker.


I'm referring to Doug's talk about cross cut spinnakers. Try to keep up Oz!

Cheers


I'm keeping up quite well thanks.
Here is what Doug said
"Many Lightnings do use star cuts, they are flat reaching or heavy air
'chutes. For running & light air, the old fashioned cross cut is
better.
It can be cut with deeper shape, bigger shoulders, and it's lighter
because there is less seam per unit area."

Just to clarify, I believe that when he talks about a running
spinnaker that is "old fashioned cross cut" he would be refering to a
radial headed x cut as it most common.

So you've never seen a cross cut spinnaker?

Cheers


Where did I say that?
But the answer would be No, not that I recall.


Well Doug raised the term cross cut and I wondered if he was confused
(giving him the benifit of the doubt you see) and really talking about
radial heads. Cross cut spinnakers largely disappeared years ago but
check this out:

http://www.schurrsails.com/fscross.htm


Cheers