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Old 03-02-2022, 16:22   #1
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Rigging a symetrical spinnaker on Leopard 44

After repeatedly either the wind is on the nose, or directly astern, I've decided to add some downwind capability.

The swept WAY back shrouds on this boat make any main angles larger than 45 degrees useless,, so I've purchased a spinnaker.

I have the halyard setup, but there is zero deck hardware in the front half of the boat not already dedicated to the Jib.

I bought a couple of heavy 1/2" snatch blocks, and a bunch of spinlock lifeline rail turning blocks.

I've seen on Youtube people usually have two lines on each side, one down, and one straight out.

SO I need 4 clutches? or can I tie two of them to the bow cleats?

Eventually if I'm going to keep this sail up a lot, I'm gonna need to run all the lines to the cockpit, plus a line to dowse it.

I have a chute tube, and sock, but grabbing the continuous line while the spinnaker is deployed could be challenging.

I'm thinking of adding a small flying block to a small line running back to the mast so I can grab it to retrieve the sock line.

Is this sound thinking?

How does everyone else do it?
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