Dave,
We use sheets and twings on our spinnaker. No guys needed. This way we can end-for-end the pole pretty easy, at least in moderate air. The twings go to a small block on the rail near the shrouds. The sheets go to blocks on the stern quarters. In heavy air sheets and guys are preferred. The guys sheet to a block on each side deck, a couple feet aft of the shrouds. Dip pole gybes are safer too. Fortunately, when the wind is high, we just run double headsails. It keeps the boat under much better control and we still go fast. I use the inboard tracks for the #1 genoa, but only in air up to 10 kts TWS. We point much better with the inboard sheeting. They get used a lot on the Chesapeake in the summer. Jake From: Dave S [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 8, 2017 21:23 To: C&c Stus List <[email protected]>; Jake Brodersen <[email protected]> Subject: re:Stus-List 33-2 secondary winches and t-track - worth considering? Thanks Jake. The 35iii is a very close bigger sister. OK, so you lead your jib straight to the winch from the genoa track, and it works.. check. Should have thought the spinnaker through - I've only ever flown mine with sheets, no guys, and only in light air. I can see that sailing with the spin "in anger" with sheets and guys you would want both winches. Seems kinda obvious now.... I am assuming the 4 lines would run though 4 snatch blocks clipped to the rail. Do you use the short inboard tracks as well? IF so, for what? Dave Syer, 33-2 <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif>
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