Cruising chute bits

[Edwardo]

I'm considering getting a cruising chute but if anyone can tell me what other tackle/bits n pieces I need and where to fix it, it would be really useful

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[tillergirl]

You'll need a block at the top of the mast. It should be in front of the forestay ideally with a swivel. At the foot of the mast you'll need a spare cleat to tie it off. At the stem you'll need something to attach the clew. If I remember correctly from my last boat (on this one I have a spinnaker [which I prefer]), the chute had a metre and a half of line so I could have had a block at the stem and the line could be tied off inboard. Then you'll need a sheet (two if you can so it's easier to gybe) and a turning block at each quarter on the stern - the sheet coming back from the turning block to your main winches. Safer I guess than a spinnaker but I suppose the only bit of gear you save on is the pole. I think one of the magazines recently did a how to article on the cruising chute. I'll see if I can find it if noone else reports it first.

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[poggy]

Hi,

What type of boat do you have. Sometimes it is better to go for a spinaker rather than a cruising chute depending on the boat.

Poggy

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[Edwardo]

Its a Wing 25 with a masthead rig.

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