I am considering buying a CC 29-2 (1983) and would like to know how/if a
symmetrical spinnaker would work on these boats. I am looking at a boat nearby,
but it only has a cruising asymmetrical spinnaker. My current boat is a J/24
and I am looking for something a little more comfortable but
It is no more of a hassle to fly a symmetrical chute on a 29 than it is on
the J-24 (I have a 30-1 that I race every now and then and race on a J-24
each week). It is just bigger. You will probably need an additional person
(we use 5 on the 30 and 4 on the 24). An adjustable spin track on the
It's not a problem but I think it will be more effort and more powerful than
the J24 but maybe not as fast as the J24. Most of the 29's I have seen use a
triradial cut 180% kite with pole and downhaul and most also do end for end
jibes...very pretty boat and lots of fun when flying downwind
I raced on a 29-2 with a symmetricl chute. It did not hve a baby stay. I
have a baby stay on my 35-3 and have used it once upwind into a sea.
Otherwise it is clipped near the base of the mast.
Joel
On Saturday, July 19, 2014, dwight via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com
wrote:
It's not a
We have a baby stay on our CC 32 and regularly use it going to weather in more
than about 10 kts of wind as it helps bend the mast and therefore flatten the
main. Ours is attached to a track on the deck and we can easily release it
when off the wind of if the wind lightens. When jibing the
You might be interested in the CC 29 Owners Association group on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cnc29members/
Make sure you check out the tabs across the top for photos 29's with chutes,
information including a boat list .
Best regards,
Bob Hickson, P. Eng, RHI, CEA
CC 29-2
