I’d love to get this group’s response to two questions about a gennaker halyard setup for my new-to-me Oceanis 37. I've flown asymmetrical and symmetrical spinnakers on other boats for decades but flying a gennaker is new to me (sock option available). The best I can tell is the boat's common PHRF rating is for a fractional rigged gennaker, however, two highly respected riggers gave me conflicting information while my sailmaker said I could choose whatever I wanted, any combination or both (masthead, fractional, gennaker and/or spinnaker).
My first question is whether a masthead or fractional is a preferred gennaker setup on an Oceanis 37 assuming my sail measurements conform. She’ll be lightly raced with minimal crew while mostly coastal cruising Southern California frequently in 6-18kts of breeze.
My second question is what are some modifications done by group members to the masthead and/or fractional (speckle?) to reduce halyard chaffing and/or ease of handling or improve performance (crane? halyard block? soft shackle? Other?) Photo attached.
My first question is whether a masthead or fractional is a preferred gennaker setup on an Oceanis 37 assuming my sail measurements conform. She’ll be lightly raced with minimal crew while mostly coastal cruising Southern California frequently in 6-18kts of breeze.
My second question is what are some modifications done by group members to the masthead and/or fractional (speckle?) to reduce halyard chaffing and/or ease of handling or improve performance (crane? halyard block? soft shackle? Other?) Photo attached.
