Hi Randy You may take a rating hit for having a sprit on the boat for this. The measurement will be Total Sprit Length (TSL) and if that exceeds J there is usually an adjustment.
Have you considered a symmetrical spinnaker? The 30 was designed for one and the downwind angles would clobber a Ranger 28 flying an asym tacked at bow. Regards Mike Hoyt Persistence Halifax, NS -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Randy Stafford via CnC-List Sent: May 15, 2020 1:23 PM To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Randy Stafford <randal.staff...@icloud.com> Subject: Stus-List Tacking Down an Asym on a 30 MK I Listers- A guy in my yacht club has started an arms race by adding an asym with a top-down furler to his Ranger 28. Wednesday night in light air I beat him to the windward mark by a minute or two, then he hoisted his asym and dropped me like a bad habit. He beat me by five minutes corrected time in a one-hour race despite spotting me 12 sec/mile with his new adjusted rating (demonstrating yet again that ratings don’t necessarily account for performance differences). It was an eye-opening demonstration. So now I’m thinking I need an asym to compete. I know a guy who flew one on a 30 MK I. He welded a bracket forward of the stem, to fasten a tack line block, and had a sock instead of a furler. If I want to compete with this Ranger 28, I’ll have to add two furlers (one on the forestay and one for the asym) to be able to set sails as fast as him. So I can’t just shackle an asym tack line block to the spare headsail shackle on the stem, and hoist/douse the asym using a sock. I need a tack point forward of the stem to accommodate a furler. Thus my question to you listers: any experience with adding a bowsprit or bracket etc. to your C&C for tacking down an asymmetrical spinnaker? I did some reading last night on after-market bowsprits (e.g. Selden), but of course wanted to check with the collective wisdom on Stu’s list. Any advice or recommendations? Thanks, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30 MK I #79 Ken Caryl, CO _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
