Show us your spinnaker
- Thread starter Phil Herring
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Yea tons of fun. They're all good friends, and good sailors. Nice way to spend a day!
Nice job! Pole a bit too high for sailing on a tight reach.... lowering it would straighten the luff, de-power the sail, and let you sail higher and more comfortably. Keep it up!!!Here's one of my boat, before it was my boat. And one of me trying to fly it.
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#SymmetricalKitesRule
I have 4 spinnakers - 3 symmetric and a cruising asymmetric. Used all 4 on the SF-Oahu Pacific Cup race in 2018. Here's the big kite (1.5 oz 1100 sf) as we crossed the finish line in Kaneohe Bay (eastern side of Oahu).
2005 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40.3. We ran twin spinnaker poles which added rigging but really simplified jibes.
2005 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40.3. We ran twin spinnaker poles which added rigging but really simplified jibes.
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My new favorite photo of my boat. No big shadows, good trim, nice clouds behind, and I haven't put the bimini back up for the summer yet. From GBCA Rum Race #1 a week or so ago on Galveston Bay.
First time using a gifted ATN snuffer/sock. Lucky enough to use it from outside the Golden Gate Bridge to Treasure Island on this day!
My somewhat novice, yet INCREDIBLY skilled helmsman, Michael was at the helm while I left the boat to go and snap some pics and video.
My somewhat novice, yet INCREDIBLY skilled helmsman, Michael was at the helm while I left the boat to go and snap some pics and video.
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Thank you jssailem. They were very relaxed. My crew(s) are usually VERY relaxed. Even the day the forestay broke and the furler and my brand new, customized (and very expensive) jib came down and went in the water. They were all busy taking selfies and posting them to realize we were experiencing a catastrophic failure with VERY dire possibilities. But, I got it back on board and flying like a kite with a 43' aluminum rod through the middle and 40-50 mph winds. I don't even think they noticed. Lucky for me the mast didn't come down.
I've only flown the spinnaker a few times. Michael had only been sailing for about six months at this point, so he was relatively new but really has a knack for handling the helm.
I honestly don't know how we managed ANY of this...I know flying the spinnaker takes skill and finesse, and honestly, we used very little of either. It just kinda happened. I don't think anybody was even paying attention. I got truly lucky this day. Michael's part was skill.
Mutiny...LOL...I would never stand for a mutiny! ;-)
