FWIW, I'm getting the sprit just to have more fun sailing downwind. I find my
34R sails upwind very fast but wants more sail area downwind and I'm thinking
the asym will answer that need and a sprit will make it fly better and project
the luff further out so I can sail deeper downwind than if I rigged the tack to
my anchor roller. I may have to sail angles to keep it working, and sail
further but it should be fun learning and trying things instead of sailing
straight downwind in five knots of wind making about three knots with "no wind"
across the deck in 100 degree heat.
I'm basing some of my choices on the very successful J-109 designed in 2004. A
sailmaker tried to discourage me saying my boat's waterline is too narrow to
support a sprit mounted assym like a J-Boat. He might be right. He may be
basing his opinion on the more popular '77 C&C 34 that is a different design.
Others have tried it already and I'm committed to find out for myself. I don't
really expect to win races because of a sprit. I just think it will allow me
to sail the boat downwind easier than trying to fly a symmetrical spinnaker
solo.
Chuck Scheaffer Resolute 1989 C&C 34R
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