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Flying the chute without a pole?
Are there any other devices like the ATN Tacker for flying a symmetrical spinnaker without a pole? I seem to remember something called a Spinnaker Guy or something like that....? Comments on using the chute in such a manner? I have a sweet drifter, but I also just got a gorgeous chute to play with. Yes...I do have a pole, but I was wondering about flying without one on occasion. Cheers, RB 35s5 NY |
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Flying the chute without a pole?
Capt. Rob wrote:
Are there any other devices like the ATN Tacker for flying a symmetrical spinnaker without a pole? I seem to remember something called a Spinnaker Guy or something like that....? Comments on using the chute in such a manner? I have a sweet drifter, but I also just got a gorgeous chute to play with. Yes...I do have a pole, but I was wondering about flying without one on occasion. Cheers, RB 35s5 NY I made my tacker. A short piece of towing strap and a couple of 2" D rings. Took half an hour to sew up (my Brother couldn't do it, so I did them by hand) As for the Sym? Use the pole. Asymmetricals can fly without a pole, but I doubt that a sym type would stay open all that well. Richard |
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Flying the chute without a pole?
On Jun 16, 12:52 am, cavelamb wrote:
Capt. Rob wrote: Are there any other devices like the ATN Tacker for flying a symmetrical spinnaker without a pole? I seem to remember something called a Spinnaker Guy or something like that....? Comments on using the chute in such a manner? I have a sweet drifter, but I also just got a gorgeous chute to play with. Yes...I do have a pole, but I was wondering about flying without one on occasion. Cheers, RB 35s5 NY I made my tacker. A short piece of towing strap and a couple of 2" D rings. Took half an hour to sew up (my Brother couldn't do it, so I did them by hand) As for the Sym? Use the pole. Asymmetricals can fly without a pole, but I doubt that a sym type would stay open all that well. Richard I did some research and it appears you can fly the Asym without a tacker type device just fine. Owners of the ATN claim the real advantage is when used with a symmetrical chute. I'll be sailing a Hobie cat next week in NC, but when I get back I'll give the tacker a try with my new Doyle spinnaker and post the results. Thus far I'm very pleased with the Somerset drifter aboard Heart of Gold.... http://ghostlight.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p1055380683-5.jpg In 3-8 knots it's a real winner. RB 35s5 NY |
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Flying the chute without a pole?
Capt. Rob wrote:
On Jun 16, 12:52 am, cavelamb wrote: Capt. Rob wrote: Are there any other devices like the ATN Tacker for flying a symmetrical spinnaker without a pole? I seem to remember something called a Spinnaker Guy or something like that....? Comments on using the chute in such a manner? I have a sweet drifter, but I also just got a gorgeous chute to play with. Yes...I do have a pole, but I was wondering about flying without one on occasion. Cheers, RB 35s5 NY I made my tacker. A short piece of towing strap and a couple of 2" D rings. Took half an hour to sew up (my Brother couldn't do it, so I did them by hand) As for the Sym? Use the pole. Asymmetricals can fly without a pole, but I doubt that a sym type would stay open all that well. Richard I did some research and it appears you can fly the Asym without a tacker type device just fine. Owners of the ATN claim the real advantage is when used with a symmetrical chute. I'll be sailing a Hobie cat next week in NC, but when I get back I'll give the tacker a try with my new Doyle spinnaker and post the results. Thus far I'm very pleased with the Somerset drifter aboard Heart of Gold.... http://ghostlight.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p1055380683-5.jpg In 3-8 knots it's a real winner. RB 35s5 NY All the tacker does is hold the tack closer to the centerline of the boat - on the leeward side. For a Sym Spin, the pole does that, but to the windward side. With the tack constrained near the nose, going larger downwind could get messy... |
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Flying the chute without a pole?
On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:28:03 -0500, cavelamb
wrote: With the tack constrained near the nose, going larger downwind could get messy... It's possible to float a symetrical spinnaker out in front of the boat on a pair of light sheets with no pole at all but it takes constant adjustment to keep it flying properly and there is serious risk of getting a bad wrap around the headstay. You really need a pole to do it properly. However, heading up to about 110 or 120 degrees of apparent wind you can easily fly a symetrical chute from a tack penant, or in light wind from a pennant attached to the forward point of the bow pulpit. There is surprisingly little force on the pulpit unless apparent wind speed goes over 12 kts or so, and it is more efficient to have it tacked further forward than the headstay. |
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Flying the chute without a pole?
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
... On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:28:03 -0500, cavelamb wrote: With the tack constrained near the nose, going larger downwind could get messy... It's possible to float a symetrical spinnaker out in front of the boat on a pair of light sheets with no pole at all but it takes constant adjustment to keep it flying properly and there is serious risk of getting a bad wrap around the headstay. You really need a pole to do it properly. However, heading up to about 110 or 120 degrees of apparent wind you can easily fly a symetrical chute from a tack penant, or in light wind from a pennant attached to the forward point of the bow pulpit. There is surprisingly little force on the pulpit unless apparent wind speed goes over 12 kts or so, and it is more efficient to have it tacked further forward than the headstay. This is also true in wing-on-wing situations with a regular jib or jenny. There's little force on the jib if it's either full or collapsed, but when the wind picks up, you can get a fairly hefty shock load on the sheet and it can wrap the headstay if it's out in front of the stay and collapses. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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