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Re: Learning a spinnaker
By:Don Beale
Date: 10/15/1998, 7:13 pm
In Response To: Re: Learning a spinnaker (Mark Kanzler)

I believe i've seen them on a cat, but its been a long time. I think it was a Hobie 18. I've seen 'em endo, too! You dont have to worry about getting hit by the rig, because you fly through the air further than that before you hit the water. Looks like fun!! True that the apparent wind is pretty hard to get aft with those kind of boat speeds.

> I've never seen a multihull fly a spinnaker. This may be because of their
> tendency to bury the bows and pitch-pole (endo).

Take a look at Kurt Huges's design philosophy. I think that with longer amas, and wider akas, that problem can be eliminated. It's a function of bouyancy up forward. Ive seen pix of amas with little appendages, like a submarine, for added lift when the bow starts to bury. Almost like a foil. Cant think of the word.

Messages In This Thread

Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Chad -- 10/12/1998, 5:05 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Chad -- 10/12/1998, 9:03 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Paul Jacobson -- 10/12/1998, 6:40 pm
Non-Outrigger Deck rigging ( pic )
Brian C. -- 10/16/1998, 2:28 pm
Re: Non-Outrigger Deck rigging ( pic )
Mark Kanzler -- 10/16/1998, 5:09 pm
Re: Non-Outrigger Deck rigging ( pic )
Brian C. -- 10/16/1998, 6:20 pm
Re: Non-Outrigger Deck rigging ( pic )
Mark Kanzler -- 10/18/1998, 10:15 am
Re: Non-Outrigger Deck rigging ( pic )
Nick Schade -- 10/19/1998, 10:29 am
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Brian C. -- 10/15/1998, 4:00 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Paul Jacobson -- 10/17/1998, 8:45 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Mark Kanzler -- 10/18/1998, 10:41 am
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Brian C. -- 10/12/1998, 5:41 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Clive Rush -- 10/27/1998, 3:37 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Nick Schade -- 10/13/1998, 1:21 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Don Beale -- 10/13/1998, 11:17 am
Modifications ... so far
Brian C. -- 10/15/1998, 4:54 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
LJS -- 10/14/1998, 2:27 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Brian C. -- 10/15/1998, 4:59 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Don Beale -- 10/14/1998, 7:24 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Mark Kanzler -- 10/16/1998, 12:35 am
Re: Learning a spinnaker
Don Beale -- 10/15/1998, 2:02 pm
Re: Learning a spinnaker
Mark Kanzler -- 10/15/1998, 2:47 pm
Re: Learning a spinnaker
Don Beale -- 10/15/1998, 7:13 pm
Re: Learning a spinnaker
Mark Kanzler -- 10/16/1998, 11:33 am
Re: Learning a spinnaker
Nolan Penney -- 10/16/1998, 1:35 pm
Re: Learning a spinnaker
Mark Kanzler -- 10/16/1998, 1:43 pm
New mailing list
LJS -- 10/15/1998, 6:20 pm
Re: Sail on Auk
Mark Kanzler -- 10/14/1998, 3:32 pm