"Wally" wrote in message
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Donal wrote:

I've never flown my spinaker when sailing solo, and I've only flown
it once when I had the family as crew.

There is a lot of foredeck work involved, and IMHO, a snuffer is
useless.

I'm not sure what a snuffer is...

Here is a description of one...

http://www.northsails.co.uk/sails/snuffer/snuffer.htm


On the Sonata I crewed on last year, we
had a sock that led from a hatch in the foredeck, down into the cabin. I
liked that set up - I just had to help the spinnaker down, while the
cockpit
crew pulled it into the sock.

I'm not sure that you are describing the same thing.

In my experience, it is less hassle to let the sheet fly and haul the
spinaker down through the companionway as quick as possible. However, I
only have experience on a 33 foot Beneteau ... It might be a different story
on other boats.

regards


Donal
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