You misunderstand. The question is, is it possible, under any combination
of sail, to turn the aft of the boat to windward while at a mooring fixed to
the bow? As I reported we had both concluded that running up the spinnaker
in that case was not a good idea. My reasoning is your first reason, a
spinnaker piling up in the rigging. My friends concern was that it was
possible to turn the boat around and as you mentioned, become a hazard to
other boats. We were not wanting to nor considering turning the boat around,
I contend that that is a physical imposibility.


"katysails" wrote in message
...

the argument came in as to our our
different conclusions as to why it would not be.

Well, this is a real duh.....your boat points into the wind on a
mooring....so you run up your chute and let it out....you now have one
useless shredded piece of spinnaker....even if you did get your boat
turned
around the other way, then you become a hazard to anyone moored near you.
Our mooring balls are set so that the boats all swing equidistant from
each
other...you start one swinging in the wrong way and possibly dragging and
you're really going to have a mess and possibly a very not-nice visit from
your neighbors. To sail off your mooring ball, you raise your main, hold
your rudder over hard making sure you have a good grip on the mainsheet,
and
sail off.....when you have room to maneuver, that's when you decide what
else you're going to do....
--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein



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