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Has anyone tried a cruising chute with their J30? if so, what sailmaker and do you consider it worthwhile?
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I haven't seen this done on a J30 but I would be interested too. An asymmetrical chute in a sock makes alot of sense for shorthanded sailing. The problem I see is that the fore-triangle on the J30 is so small that an asymmetrical spinnaker might not be very efficient. It might spend most of its time hidden behind the main. I'd consider adding a spinnaker halyard at the masthead to get a bigger chute. If you're really gung-ho, you could retrofit a bowsprit like the newer J/Boats. If somebody came up with a kit for that, I'd definitely be interested.
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Several owners on the Chesapeake Bay have taken racing chutes and had a sailmaker cut them down into asymmetrical cruising spinnakers. I have a sail like that and I enjoy using it. The charge to do that was about $150.
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I had an asymetric on my boat for cruising, but didn't really use it too much (it came with the boat when I got her) Its for sale at Bacon in Annopolis MD if you're interested.
-Mark
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