My wife and I are about to set out on a 100 mile journey with predicted winds to be S to SSW up to 16 kts, we are heading North. My quandary is, To what wind speed can I fly our asymmetrical spinnaker safely?
I know there is fabric weight and size to consider, neither of which I am quite certain, I am just looking for a rule of thumb.
The rig is very easily managed on my own with a bow spit and top down furler, so I know I can easily douse the sail if I had to from the cockpit.
I have flown this spinnaker on a few occasions with wind winds being very light, the results are quite impressive when you can see 3.5 kts with a 4 kt wind.
As always your help is always appreciated
Mark
I know there is fabric weight and size to consider, neither of which I am quite certain, I am just looking for a rule of thumb.
The rig is very easily managed on my own with a bow spit and top down furler, so I know I can easily douse the sail if I had to from the cockpit.
I have flown this spinnaker on a few occasions with wind winds being very light, the results are quite impressive when you can see 3.5 kts with a 4 kt wind.
As always your help is always appreciated
Mark