Our PHRF-LE has allowed a certain percentage, no more that 12% of J for a sprit, or extended bow roller to be used as a sprit with no penalty.
ARE YOU AWARE THAT PHRF-LE has recognized there is some sail-handling difficulty at the forestay & bow pulpit when flying an asymmetrical spinnaker from the bow of a boat originally designed for a symmetrical spinnaker. PHRF-LE now allows any boat to have a sprit of No More Than 12% of “J”, not to exceed 20” with No Penalty (Class Rule 11.6.2.4). You must have the sail tacked on the centerline and the sprit cannot articulate, but the tack line can be adjustable and of any length. There is no penalty for an asymmetrical spinnaker as long as it is no larger than the boat’s standard symmetrical spinnaker. Note if you fly the asymmetrical from your spinnaker pole, the pole cannot be longer than “J” without incurring an oversized-pole penalty. Bow sprit kits are available from Forespar, Forte, Trogear, Selden, Sparcraft and others, as well as DIY. Caution should be used to determine the thrust and pull loads applied, and that add-on deck fittings are suitably reinforced. Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie, PA From: Randy Stafford via CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] Chuck did you get a furler for your asym? A top-down furler? Guy in my club got one (and an asym) for his Ranger 28 last season and immediately kicked my ass with it. Takes him about a minute to furl his upwind sail, unfurl the asym, and start accelerating. He built a homemade bowsprit and, though it looks clunky, it works well enough to beat me downwind :) I looked at the Selden sprits too. I may have to join the arms race in my club. Cheers, Randy On Jan 21, 2021, at 12:12 PM, cenelson via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: I’d be interested in how your new sprit changes your PHRF rating. I have thought about adding a sprit as well for limited crew racing or cruising and the Seldon looks well engineered. In my case, my anchor roller complicates the matter in terms of fitting the sprit pole but the rating hit is is also an issue. Charlie Nelson Water Phantom
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