Spinnaker rig

[robmurray]

I am helping my parents get set up for a spinnaker on their Jeanneau in Turkey. They a have double ended pole and one genoa winch each side and no secondary winches. I cant see how they can rig seperate sheets and guys each side without extra winches - should they just use one each side and accept less than ideal trim? Also what would you recommened for length of spinnaker sheets - I guessed 1.5 times the boat length plus a meter for good measure?

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[Cactus]

Well assuming you'll drop the jib when the kite goes up, then you can use those winches, as depending on which tack you are on, one guy will be 'lazy' and one sheet will be 'lazy'.

It might make gybing a little difficult.

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[boatless]

How big is the boat? Simplify if they end for end with single sheet/guys and twinning lines. Not too practical over 33ft ish loa and masthead rig.

Do they have a pair of turning/footblocks (lot of people put the genoa sheets through them in error). If so, the maker will supply a double sheave cam/jam replacement so if you're doubling sheets/guys you can jam one to free the winch for the next.

!.5 * loa 1metre is a wee bit mean, I've always done 1.75.

You can use the windward halyard winch for sheets if they're big enough.

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[jamesa]

where are the halyard winches? If these are at the aft end of the coachroof with clutches in front its pretty common to use these for the spinnaker sheets & the genoa winches for the guys.

Sheet lengths - 1.5 times is just enough. Going up to 2 times LOA would reduce the chance of the sheet running out through the blocks.

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