[C38] 0.75 vs 1.5 oz spinnakers

[Don Strong]

Dear Max: We recently purchased at a very favorable price from a good 
friend a 1.5 oz gennaker, asymetrical (or what ever you want to call it) 
spinnaker for Discrete Charm. The sail had the romance of "having been 
used once to cross the Tasman Sea from Japan to Darwin, Oz.
We had previously used the 0.75 standard, built for a pole, symmetrical 
spinnakers that came with the boat.
First, the standard spinnys suck when not on a pole. They have very 
restricted range and collapse easily if not on that perfect just off the 
wind tack.
Second, the asym is wonderful, has great range and adds a huge dimension 
for sailors like Karin and me, who don't have a foredeck crew to handle 
the pole and the sail.
Third. The 1.5 oz aspect makes it voluminous in the bag, heavy, and 
quite difficult to get from the quarter berth to the foredeck. When my 
son is with us, I ask him to carry the sail (he carries it, I drag and 
wrestle it, from cabin to foredeck in the bag). Without a great deal of 
folding and a crew member forward and below, the sheer volume makes it 
difficult, nigh impossible to get out and in through the foredeck hatch.
We have it stored in a sock, which is also 1.5 oz and which adds to the 
volume and weight. However, what are you gonna do but store it in the 
sock, if it is ready to use on the boat (again, if you dont have a 
foredeck crew)?!!

Conclusion, 1.5 oz is more durable but twice the weight and much more 
volumnous. Difficult to use without a big crew.
I would buy a 0.75 oz if I had the money.

Don

Max Soto wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> thanks a lot for all the suggestions. I'm going to consider all of them.
> To be honest I've never been on a place that cold before. We'll see how it 
> goes.
>
> Regarding the spinnaker that I'm thinking to buy, what should I get?? a .75 
> or 1.5oz??
> Is there such thing as all around spinnaker? I mean one that I can use the 
> most??
>
> Thanks
>
> Max
>
>   
>> From: Les <hlhowell at pacbell.net>
>> Reply-To: hlhowell at pacbell.net,Catalina 38 Listserve 
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>> To: Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
>> Subject: Re: [C38] Going to CA!
>> Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:06:20 -0800
>>
>> Forgot the weather.
>> 	Currently cold (about 55 today and cooling tonight) windy (>20kts in
>> gusts), and good surf for surfers with rain.  Sat should be better, but
>> I don't know how much.  Tomorrow (Friday) will be rain and cold.  Not a
>> good time for a boat trip.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Les H
>>
>>
>>
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Donald R. Strong
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Section of Evolution and Ecology
University of California Davis
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