[C38] Spinnaker question

Phil Gay eyriepg at comcast.net
Thu Oct 14 00:20:08 EDT 2010


I have been racing with Milltown Sailing Association in Everett, WA for the
last 3 years and impressing the fleet with my ability to go to weather with
8 year old cruising sails.  It seems like we either have 18 knots of wind or
no wind most of the time which is different from what Seattle sees just 35
miles south which seems to have more moderate winds.  My question is how
much wind do you use a ¾ oz spinnaker in?   I realize that it would depend
on how deep to the wind the course is.  Because the bottom drops of so
quickly to 400 to 500 feet here, the club uses navigational aids near the
shoreline for rounding marks.  As a result the courses are not always
directly upwind/downwind courses.  So again, how much wind would you use a ¾
oz spinnaker with the relative wind at 180, 150,and 120 degrees?

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Phil Gay

C38 049 Que Linda

Everett, WA

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