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Old 04-24-2002
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Spinnakers and snuufers in racing

Snuffers would offer a lot of windage and add more lines and chances of fouling them in busy mark-roundings. An idea I''ve thought about (but not used myself, yet) is a belly-button retriever line, led from the center of the sail down to the hatch you want the sail doused into. Like on a Fireball with a spinnaker launching chute, the halyard, sheet and guy are released and the belly-button line is pulled smartly in. The sail collapses and is drawn into the hatch, where it is ready to hoist again whenever it''s needed.
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