Inselaffe
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Hello!
After following the 'Cruising Chute' discussion below I am now a bit confused...
I am used to sailing with an 'asymetrical spinaker' on my Cherub dinghy. That for me is an asymetric spinnaker type lightweight sail with a wire luff, set on the end of a bowsprit that was designed because of the need for a spinaker that would point higher when modern dinghies were exceeding the windspeed by a lot downwind and the apparent wind came forward. It also makes everything easier to handle and gybe since no spinaker pole is used.
I'm yet to try either, but my ETAP 22 came with a 'normal' spinnaker with spinnaker pole and also with a sail that looks just like my cherubs 'asymetric spinaker'. I got the idea that in bigger boat circles this was called a 'Cruising Chute', and was flown without the bowsprit, but with the tack at the stemhead (flown further off the stemhead for more downwind?).
My guess was that the 'Cruising chute' can just be flown higher and is easier to use since it is without pole, and that the spinnaker is better used more dead downwind, given the fact that it's unlikely that I'll be exceeding the windspeed by any great amount
But then I've been reading elsewhere about 'asymetric spinnakers' used with a spinnaker pole... Also I hear about 'Ghosters', 'Multipurpose Genoas', 'Gennakers', 'Blisters',...... etc.
Can anyone clear up the definitions and when, where, how and why they are each best used?
Thanks
Leigh
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After following the 'Cruising Chute' discussion below I am now a bit confused...
I am used to sailing with an 'asymetrical spinaker' on my Cherub dinghy. That for me is an asymetric spinnaker type lightweight sail with a wire luff, set on the end of a bowsprit that was designed because of the need for a spinaker that would point higher when modern dinghies were exceeding the windspeed by a lot downwind and the apparent wind came forward. It also makes everything easier to handle and gybe since no spinaker pole is used.
I'm yet to try either, but my ETAP 22 came with a 'normal' spinnaker with spinnaker pole and also with a sail that looks just like my cherubs 'asymetric spinaker'. I got the idea that in bigger boat circles this was called a 'Cruising Chute', and was flown without the bowsprit, but with the tack at the stemhead (flown further off the stemhead for more downwind?).
My guess was that the 'Cruising chute' can just be flown higher and is easier to use since it is without pole, and that the spinnaker is better used more dead downwind, given the fact that it's unlikely that I'll be exceeding the windspeed by any great amount
But then I've been reading elsewhere about 'asymetric spinnakers' used with a spinnaker pole... Also I hear about 'Ghosters', 'Multipurpose Genoas', 'Gennakers', 'Blisters',...... etc.
Can anyone clear up the definitions and when, where, how and why they are each best used?
Thanks
Leigh
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