Tony Barber Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Has anybody tried to roller reef a code 0 sail onto wind rush 14 using bow sprit yet. I'm ordering a sail from hong Kong same size as asymmetric kite but with only 25cm depth rather than 50 on the kite. Looking at using nautos 91193 furler kit. This should make sail more usable at a higher angle to the wind than kite. Going furling option for single man operation as well as having the ability to run a semi reefed sail when weather picks up or running it as a second foresale on light days to windward. Costing so far. Furler <$200 delivered. Sail same square meterage as kite $300 new Bow sprit, yet to work out. Blocks and cleats in my shed What are your thoughts, suggestions. I'm hoping it will be scary fast, and I'm hard to scare Tony dongaratv@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Barber Posted November 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Do you think I have the sail depth write? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Barber Posted November 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Open to any knowledge or suggestions, I have a broad sailing/ racing background and ability to pull it of, but a smart man always asks the question, because I might miss something critical. Thanks i n advance Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Barber Posted November 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 OK sail organized and ordered classed as code 0 basically a furlable light weight huge Genoa, so I can push it a lot more to windward. I'm using ronstan rf2421 furler. Sail due 7 DEC furler and rest of bits next few days. top is kite bottom code 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt15 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Hi Tony, several of the guys in my social sailing group SEQHS have been playing with furling spinnakers. To date many of us have had some teething issues based on the furling side of the setup but overall positive results. Many have cut their spinnakers down significantly changing them to more or less be oversized jibs. I run the largest spinnaker being an old code 0 on a Hobie 18 which was used during the old Hogs Breath 1000 days when they raced between Brisbane and Cairns. The code 0 is huge, has allow more shape than the flat cut ones used now and allows me to sail more dead-downwind. The biggest adaption I made for my setup to work was using anti torsion line which I purchased from a sail maker. It was $$$ but was the only way I could correctly furl the spinnaker neatly without it impacting on my upwind performance. I use the Ronstan continuous line furler RS006400R with an added/modded swivel to allow my tack to move 360o. I have attached a photo of a recent trip to Moreton Island with the kite in full flight. The continuous line runs to the tramp where I can easily furl it up and the anti-torsion line makes this happen instantly even when underload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Barber Posted December 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 wow thats a deep sail mines pretty flat more like a genoa. as i want to use it to windward as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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