Symetric Spinnaker

   Yeah a sym up and set in 3-5secs,   and most of that is the time it takes to hoist.

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KnightMare Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1682	Post Options Post Reply Quote KnightMare Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Symetric Spinnaker Posted: 29 Apr 05 at 12:18pm
	Yeah a sym up and set in 3-5secs, and most of that is the time it takes to hoist.


lemeouttahere Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 31 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 94	Post Options Post Reply Quote lemeouttahere Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 05 at 12:00pm
	pumping the kite up is a genius invention i love it. but what i wana know is why dont more fireballs hav self launching poles with bags, all the boats in which iv seen them with hav chutes. i am going for the best of both, self launcher an bags with pumping haliard so roll on the worlds!!!

gary Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 02 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 55	Post Options Post Reply Quote gary Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 05 at 3:01pm
	Bags, yup Pumping halyard, cool Wouldn't bother with the self launching pole thou. Single, double ended (or single ended if you're into spearing your helm!) pole is the only way to go in a fireball.

redback Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Tunbridge Wells Online Status: Offline Posts: 1502	Post Options Post Reply Quote redback Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 05 at 11:46pm
	Self launching poles have to be retracted before the gybe? If so, its not such a good idea since this lets the boat slow before you gybe. Take it from somebody who sails with a kite of 18 sq m, gybe whilst going fast and its relatively easy.

Ian99 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 07 Apr 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ian99 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 05 at 2:11pm
	My last fireball had a self launching pole and bags when I bought it. It wasn't really any quicker, and the second time I used the boat, the self launching pole self retracted with a lot of force on a tight reach and nearly got me in the face! I replaced it the same day with a proper double ended pole - don't like paying dentists lots of money.......

lemeouttahere Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 31 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 94	Post Options Post Reply Quote lemeouttahere Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 05 at 7:46pm
	our normal pole does that anyway!!! the appeal with self launcher is that the crew doesnt need 2 stand up therefore lower centre of gravity which means more stability. an u keep the pole out till u gybe then in unclipold clip on new and out agn.

gary Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 02 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 55	Post Options Post Reply Quote gary Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 May 05 at 9:01am
	If your normal pole is popping off the mast, I presume its one of the blue super spar ones. Replace it with a re-enforced one with z-spar ends - should be cheaper than putting a self launcher on and loads quicker to gybe (you'll find this out at the first gybe mark if you're going to the worlds!!!).

lemeouttahere Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 31 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 94	Post Options Post Reply Quote lemeouttahere Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 May 05 at 9:57am
	howd ya mean cheaper? fitting a self launcher will cost next to nothing n mebe less. its simple customation of the old pole, takin off on end an replacing it with a bobble then all i need is some shot cord, rope an a simple aluminium fitting. as they say, horses for courses anyone ese bound for the wolds then?

gary Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 02 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 55	Post Options Post Reply Quote gary Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 May 05 at 10:46am
	One of the great things about boats like the fireball is you can set them up how you want. I know what sort of pole i'll be using thou

lemeouttahere Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 31 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 94	Post Options Post Reply Quote lemeouttahere Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 May 05 at 11:38am
	so very true some times i do wish there was a little less string though