C275 Spinnaker Tricks

[Windseeker2]

I have a C275 with the Asymmetric Spinnaker with Topdown Furler and have had holy-hell with it getting tangled up, usually at the bottom where the furler is. Are there some tricks you experienced users can give me? If I can't figure this out then I am going to just launch from the rail and stuff it back in the bag the old fashioned way.

 

[PMK]

I tried the top down furler just once, then it went back in the box. I have been racing my C275 for the past 7 seasons with the spin raised out of the bag, attached to the leeward lifeline. To douse, we bring it down through the companionway. Usually everything goes smoothly, except when the spin halyard is not eased fast enough and the crew pulling the spin down is pulling too fast. Then the spin can get hung up on the spreader and potentially rip. The spreader tips on the C275 are not very spin friendly. Yes, mine has ripped.