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Old 16-10-2009, 12:04   #1
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Asymmetrical / Screecher / Spinnaker - Oh My! - Which One for a Cat?

Thanks to fantastic encouragement and information from this forum, we hope to close on new to us catamaran (FP 38) with another member of this forum next week! I guess at that point I will have to change our handle from "Catsoon" to "Catnow!"

As we're thinking about, and investigating, downwind sails- we can't seem to figure out what the right approach is. We've seen blocks on the front of each hull on FPs (I guess for a traditional spinnaker? or maybe a windward lead for an asymetric), and we've also seen some bowsprits installed, to lead the sail farther forward, but centerline.

We can only afford one sail for the immediate future. What kind of sail should we get (most versatile & useful) and what sort of deck hardware/bowsprit arrangement work best? Asymetric? Gennaker/Screecher? Traditional Spinnaker?

Thanks in advance for your opinions! You have been great so far!
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