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Originally Posted by mrkeith
As you get much over 32 feet lazy sheets become the more common solution. See spinnaker.php" target="_blank">http://www.harken.com/rigtips/ spinnaker.php for more specifics.
hmmmm. i think that link says bigger boats use guys, not sheets? it would be easier for me to just use the sheets, but my boat is 40ft so i m guessing i should use guys? the excess load and angle comment above makes a lot of sense to me . i just didnt want to deal w/ the extra lines/etc w/ a short crew |
When not in use, the two
lines used to trim a
spinnaker are generically referred to as "sheets". If you use two sets of
lines to trim a
spinnaker, the second set of
lines is referred to as lazy sheets.
When you are actually flying a symmetric
spinnaker, the
line trimming the pole back is call the "guy" or more specifically the the "aft guy". The
line to the other corner of
spinnaker is the "sheet". If you are employingg lazy sheets, the unused guy is the "lazy guy" and the unused sheet is the "lazy sheet".