troppo Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Just wondering if someone can give me some advice on the pro,s and con,s of a screacher as opposed to a spinnaker for a 4.5.I will eventually race ,but for the most it will be used to get my 6 yo into sailing . Any advice appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 I've just got a 4.5 with a mid-snuffer, but I haven't had the spinnaker set up yet. The screecher is an interesting concept, but I don't like putting extras on that the designer hasn't endorsed, just my opinion..... Let us know if you get a screecher and how it goes, I like the ease of rigging a screecher, but it is a big windage sacrifice. Chock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troppo Posted December 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Hey Chock I'd like to see your 4.5 with spinnaker set up at Tinaroo,I'm assuming thats where you sail? I hope so, as I was most impressed by the warm welcome my wife ,son and I received several weeks ago at the Tinaroo sailing club. I look forward to applying for family membership when I return from sea. My main concern is degree of difficulty hoisting and dropping as I want it to be as simple and stress free as possible to avoid spooking my 6yo who I plan on doing most of my sailng with. Whilst at anchor/inernet watch , I visited the beach catamaran website in the states and noticed a h14 sporting the ''hooter'' rig. Does anyone have anything similar, and if so how does it perform ? and would it be suitable for 4.5? Good advice Chock, I'll talk to Brisbane Catamaran Centre,and see what they think. Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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