[C38] 0.75 vs 1.5 oz spinnakers

[Max Soto]

What about the ATN tacker???

It is supossed to work with a symetrical spinnaker, does it??

Max


>From: Don Strong <drstrong at ucdavis.edu>
>Reply-To: Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
>To: Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
>Subject: Re: [C38] 0.75 vs 1.5 oz spinnakers
>Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:15:08 -0800
>
>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 
>>><listserve at catalina38.org>
>>>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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