I had a .75 oz. chute re-cut to an A-sail and have used it racing and cruising. My wife says it's like turning on the afterburners when cruising. However, my erstwhile racing crew never seemed to get the hang of it, so we went back to JAM.
I'm able to reach and point fairly high with it, but it gets blanketed by the main above about 125-130 degrees apparent. At that point you need to wing it out to go dead downwind.
I've inquired about a masthead setup and have been told the mast probably won't take the load. One rigger I talked to thought you could fly a larger chute from a point 18"-24" above the stock spin halyard point.
Just my 2 cents.
Last edited by Blue J 503; 07/19/09 10:48 PM.
