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Member Forums => Modifications & Equipment => Topic started by: Michtsui on September 27 2022, 06:54

Title: length of Spinnaker Sheet
Post by: Michtsui on September 27 2022, 06:54

Hi all,

My boat is a bavaria C42 with asymetric spinnaker set up (120 meter square area with fixed bowspirt).

The length of my current spinnaker sheet (each side) is 28 meters - my question is what is the typical length of the spinnaker sheets? any magic ratio? I felt the current length is quite long, when playing the ball, a lot of lazy left on board.

Title: Re: length of Spinnaker Sheet
Post by: sy_Anniina on September 27 2022, 07:03

I believe a typical rule-of-thumb is 2 x LOA for asym spi sheets, especially if you are gyping the kite outside, i.e. the tack goes outside of the kite, not between kite and forestay.

BR

Tommi
s/y Anniina

Title: Re: length of Spinnaker Sheet
Post by: Captain Jan on September 29 2022, 20:55

I believe Tommi is about right, 2 x LOA  & would add that all our cruising gybes of an assymetric are made around the outside of the forestay- ie backing off the sheet allows the sail to free fly ahead of the boat before sheeting in on the other gybe.  Significant alterations of course assist.

Title: Re: length of Spinnaker Sheet
Post by: Michtsui on October 04 2022, 10:10

Thanks for the sharing