Scoma 1 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Hi all I would appreciate your views on how long should a spinnaker sheet be for a 10meter yacht, Link to post Share on other sites
203 0 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I have heard the rule that kite sheets should be twice the length of the boat.. or around that Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 That's a pretty good guide, but depends on allot of variables including boat type, spin pole length etc, but assuming we are talking spins not gennakers, just put the pole up on the forestay and the spin sheet should be long enough to reach from where the bag is prior to hoist through the pole, through the tweaker back to the block round the winch a few times and a couple of meters of tail, just grab an old sheet or even join a couple together run it through mark where it is long enough and measure can't go wrong. Don't forget to put the jockey pole on if you have one and allow plenty of slack or the foredeck will hate you. Link to post Share on other sites
col j 0 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 and if you drop to the main hatch i.e a letter box drop. having it go from there, around the forestay/pole and back to the block/winch can save re running the sheets after each drop. 2 lengths of the boat is good. Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Exactly, better off measuring IMHO on some boats 2xL may not be enough. Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Consider what type of racing you are doing. If you do a lot of W/L racing with passing all marks to port, then having a longer starboard sheet (and guy) can be helpful and allow for easier hatch hoisting. Adding a thinner tail to the starboard sheet (and guy) also works. So Startboard sheet = 2.25 x LOA and Port sheet = 1.75 x LOA all for the same cost!! (or 2.2 and 1.8 x LOA etc) Link to post Share on other sites
Scoma 1 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 hi All Thanks for your help. Iwill do some measuring over the weekend weather permitting! Link to post Share on other sites
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