Re: Stus-List Early C Sails - now staysails

2016-11-22 Thread Rick Taillieu via CnC-List
, blooper and staysail when going down wind. Rick Taillieu Shearwater Yacht Club Halifax, NS. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: November-22-16 16:32 To: CnClist Cc: Dennis C. Subject: Re: Stus-List Early C Sails - now

Re: Stus-List Early C Sails - now staysails

2016-11-22 Thread RANDY via CnC-List
al Message - From: "Dennis C. via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: "CnClist" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: "Dennis" <capt...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 12:36:37 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Early C Sails - now staysails On Tue, N

Re: Stus-List Early C Sails - now staysails

2016-11-22 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
Depends. Lots of scenarios for this depending on your masthead configuration. If you hoist on the windward spinnaker halyard and tack the staysail on the windward toe rail (legal in my area for most races) AND the wind is light then it may not chafe on the forestay. Or if you tack to center

Re: Stus-List Early C Sails - now staysails

2016-11-22 Thread Joel Aronson via CnC-List
Doesn't a spin halyard chafe if hoisting a staysail? Joel On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 2:36 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 12:36 PM, RANDY via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I've also got a working jib and a short (spinnaker

Re: Stus-List Early C Sails - now staysails

2016-11-22 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 12:36 PM, RANDY via CnC-List wrote: > I've also got a working jib and a short (spinnaker pole topping lift) > staysail Interesting comment. Never considered flying a staysail from a pole topping lift. We always hoist staysails on a spinnaker