I am interested in purchasing an asymetrical sail for my hunter 340 I was wondering if anyone who has one could tell me if the performance of the sail makes it worth the money to outfit the boat with a spinnaker halyard and purchase the sail.
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Worth it, You Bet . . . . <grin>
In light air it really makes a difference along with my feathering prop. I have a one made by Doyle with a chute on my 340. Love it. It is the most fun in a beam to a broad reach, but it is even fun wing on wing dead down wind. From a broad to down wind, the main will mask the asymetrical and will be a problem. So anticipate that and sail accordingly. Would I buy one again, you bet. And without the pole, it really is easy for just two to handle. Jim
In light air it really makes a difference along with my feathering prop. I have a one made by Doyle with a chute on my 340. Love it. It is the most fun in a beam to a broad reach, but it is even fun wing on wing dead down wind. From a broad to down wind, the main will mask the asymetrical and will be a problem. So anticipate that and sail accordingly. Would I buy one again, you bet. And without the pole, it really is easy for just two to handle. Jim
Definitely
Have used one on our 29.5 Hunter for 7 years. We also have a downhaul rigged to the cockpit along the base of the stanchions,a tacker that fits over the roller furled main, a snuffer to douse it, larger winches on the comming. Ours was made by Harrstick Sailmakers of Rochester, NY We also had one on our previous boat.
Have used one on our 29.5 Hunter for 7 years. We also have a downhaul rigged to the cockpit along the base of the stanchions,a tacker that fits over the roller furled main, a snuffer to douse it, larger winches on the comming. Ours was made by Harrstick Sailmakers of Rochester, NY We also had one on our previous boat.
Mucho
Have one on our 37C and love it. Ours came with the boat, but would buy another if we needed one. Easy to handle; a big boost in light air.
Have one on our 37C and love it. Ours came with the boat, but would buy another if we needed one. Easy to handle; a big boost in light air.
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Asymetricals can be made in different shapes to better fit the type of sailing you anticipate, that is, wind angle and strength. Last spring I was considering an asymetrical to supplement our symetrical and the one I like was called the Whomper by North Sails. It is not my intent to plug any particular sailmaker but to make a point here. Their web site for the Whomper showed the various sail cuts available which ranged from fairly close on the wind to broad reaching, and in a variety of weights to accomodate various wind strengths. If you've been watching your wind angles in the areas you sail then it would make selecting a sail for your use easier, in this case, at least. The Whomper is not cheap and I investigated some other lofts and found information on their sails, in some cases, to be very lacking. Several lofts had kind of a "one size fits all" sail cut and it was hard to get info out of them. Maybe this winter I'll look some more. When flying a chute be shure to have a bosuns chair handy in case the sail hourglasses! It can happen.
Asymetricals can be made in different shapes to better fit the type of sailing you anticipate, that is, wind angle and strength. Last spring I was considering an asymetrical to supplement our symetrical and the one I like was called the Whomper by North Sails. It is not my intent to plug any particular sailmaker but to make a point here. Their web site for the Whomper showed the various sail cuts available which ranged from fairly close on the wind to broad reaching, and in a variety of weights to accomodate various wind strengths. If you've been watching your wind angles in the areas you sail then it would make selecting a sail for your use easier, in this case, at least. The Whomper is not cheap and I investigated some other lofts and found information on their sails, in some cases, to be very lacking. Several lofts had kind of a "one size fits all" sail cut and it was hard to get info out of them. Maybe this winter I'll look some more. When flying a chute be shure to have a bosuns chair handy in case the sail hourglasses! It can happen.
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