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Spinakker halyards Hi all any particular issues with running internal spinakker halyards asides from potential loss of mast stiffnes? cheers Nick nick holthouse 28-Apr-2014    Edit    Delete

Re: Spinakker halyards Nick, a good question, however, our agreed rules include:... "(f) The mast section shall be sealed against the ingress of water except for a 3mm diameter drain hole in the base. (g) Control lines or halyards are not allowed inside the fully enclosed section.".... The sealed mast does make it easier to right these boats. I guess it particularly helps the less experienced/lighter/younger sailors in a fun 'trainer' type of boat such as ours? Also, external is simpler for amateurs(us) to rig/and easily replace ourselves? crusher 28-Apr-2014    Edit    Delete

Re: Spinakker halyards Hi Nick The rules of construction and measurement forbid running halyards or control lines inside the fully enclosed section of the mast. This is why it's done the same on all boats you saw at Easter. The rational for this, and I'm sure the members who were around at the time will correct me if I'm wrong, is to keep down costs, complications with running halyards and to keep the mast sealed from the ingress of water....as much as is possible. Cheers Andrew Andrew 28-Apr-2014    Edit    Delete

Re: Spinakker halyards Thanks guys all makes sense, i should download a copy of the rules.. cheers Nick nick holthouse 29-Apr-2014    Edit    Delete

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