J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum Racing Tools and Techniques Spinnaker Launching from Forward Hatch?

Neil,

That is intended to prevent somebody from modifying the boat to include additional holes with through the deck controls (e.g. my J/109 has the sprit pole control that is lead from the bow to aft of the companionway in a tube that runs through the inside of the boat). There is no intention to prevent people from using the companionway or forward hatch to launch or retrieve the spinnaker.