That would be an adjustment and the handicap would take a hit for it ... unless it was one of the newer boats like Farr 30 or similar that has masthead chute and fractional rig as a standard design. One note - changing a fractional boat to fly a masthead chute puts other than designed for forces on the mast and rigging. Some vessels are not adequate to this change...
________________________________ From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Moriarty Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 6:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List PHRF Chesapeake I have very little experience with spinnakers. How does one fly a spinnaker from the masthead of a fractionally rigged boat? Might there be a block on a crane? I would think there would only be a main halyard at the top of the mast. Bob M Ox 33-1 Jax, FL On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Gary Nylander <[email protected]> wrote: ... or a masthead chute where the stock boat has a fractional ...
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