Re: Stus-List DQOTD - Cruising spinnaker - Luff v. Leach?

2017-07-02 Thread Dave S via CnC-List
or tangles, and check the sock lines carefully. (BTDT;-) ) Dave - Forwarded message -- From: robert <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bcc: Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2017 11:31:32 -0300 Subject: Re: Stus-List DQOTD - Cruising spinnaker - Luff v. Leach? Bruce:

Re: Stus-List DQOTD - Cruising spinnaker - Luff v. Leach?

2017-07-02 Thread ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List
BERGEN via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *To:* C <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* ALAN BERGEN <trya...@alumni.usc.edu> > *Sent:* Sunday, July 2, 2017 2:57 AM > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List DQOTD - Cruising spinnaker - Luff v. Leach? > > Most of what Josh said is c

Re: Stus-List DQOTD - Cruising spinnaker - Luff v. Leach?

2017-07-02 Thread robert via CnC-List
global.net *From:* ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> *To:* C <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> *Cc:* ALAN BERGEN <trya...@alumni.usc.edu> *Sent:* Sunday, July 2, 2017 2:57 AM *Subject:* Re: Stus-List DQOTD -

Re: Stus-List DQOTD - Cruising spinnaker - Luff v. Leach?

2017-07-02 Thread Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List
From: ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: C <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: ALAN BERGEN <trya...@alumni.usc.edu> Sent: Sunday, July 2, 2017 2:57 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List DQOTD - Cruising spinnaker - Luff v. Leach? Most of what Josh said is correct.  However

Re: Stus-List DQOTD - Cruising spinnaker - Luff v. Leach?

2017-07-02 Thread ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List
Most of what Josh said is correct. However, all symmetrical spinnakers I have seen have the numbers on both sides of the spinnaker, so you don't have to be concerned about which side is port and which side is starboard.Before you buy any necessary gear for the spinnaker, learn about end for end

Re: Stus-List DQOTD - Cruising spinnaker - Luff v. Leach?

2017-07-01 Thread Josh Muckley via CnC-List
It sounds like a symmetrical spinnaker. The luff and leach are the same length... In fact they are interchangeable depending on the tack of the boat. You'll need a spinnaker pole roughly equal to the "J" length (head stay to the mast). The pole is set parallel/in line with the boom, jaws facing

Re: Stus-List DQOTD - Cruising spinnaker - Luff v. Leach?

2017-07-01 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
If luff and leech are the same length, it's a symmetrical kite. Don't let that stop you flying it as if it was asymmetrical. Andy C 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Jul 1, 2017,