Friendly fishing boat cruised up to us this Sunday and snap my first pic of us under sail and I gave him my email. We maintained social distance and he said we looked cool!
Our 2003 C310!
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New lines for Mainsheet (black) main halyard (green tracer) and new sheets (blue tracer) for my code 0 that is due this month.
Of course it's expected.
But howzabout my neighbour who has the full complement of fenders flying fore and aft AND his power cord heaped up on the front deck of his 30' stinkpot and he's off
. Don't know how, but he always seems to come back with the cord still heaped in a mess on the front deck .
Ordered after Black Friday and showed up today. Low wind days will be much better now. Code Zero in an awesome color and special logo for my wife!
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No Precision sold me a spinnaker turtle bag as an alternative.
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If you’re ordering a spinnaker or have an unruly spinnaker, a Turtle Bag is an excellent accessory to consider adding on to your inventory. It improves ease of use when deploying, flying and storing a spinnaker.
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We made a turtle bag that we launch our sock out of. For us, it makes it easier to set and douse single or double handed which is what we usually do. I usually sail the spinnaker without the main when I am not racing because it has a much wider usable wind angle without the main blanketing it. It is also nice to be able to see that beautiful Star that my wife made for me instead of it always being hidden behind the main.
Had a ball today and flew our new code zero! My wife loved it and we had a great time playing with it. Have a lot to learn still but was still fun.
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Looks prettky cool. You should build a set of "twings"... won't cost too much.. works like a lead block, except it's for a free flying sheet. That'll keep the clew from lifting up and spilling air. Also, if you're gonna go on that deep angle , with no mainsail, you can ease the tack line to get a fuller shape. Another comment is to head up a bit... to a broad reach... where apparent will show about 90 deg... true will be around 135. That way you can use your mainsail without blanketing the headsail... as you reduce your wind angle you'll want to tension the tack line. Check the specs on your sail... it should tell you optimum AWA... also max and min. Watch your speedo to help with that, too. Have fun, but don't forget to practice the social distancing guidelines.
First time you get caught off guard by the wind, you may wish you had a sock. We used our drifter without for a season and I got my butt kicked a few times. We bought a Chutescoop from V.F. Shaw, while the more expensive alternative is ATN. The Chutescoop (model 1337, 37') is lighter construction vs. the ATN, which we have on the Asymmetrical. Managing the sail with a chute is night and day easier. We essentially use the forward hatch as our "turtle bag" and I can stuff the chute down into the bag held in the hatch.
I should also mention that while I had a defect/problem with the Shaw Chutescoop, the support and service were exceptional.
Ed