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When should I..

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#1 ·
Hi there!
Guys, when should I use a gennoa and a spinnaker/gennaker at the same time?
Ty! :D
 
#3 ·
Not the genoa, it's too big. Especially with an assymetrical spinny.

But a working jib? yeah, on a beam reach in light air, or a fairly tight broad reach in moderate air. That's when you still have "sideways" airflow over your sails and the jib can 'fit into' some air the spinny isn't using. Any lower than that and it's "push" air, jib won't help and may hurt.
 
#5 ·
It depends:


On rig - some boats can fly a chute and foresail at same time, rare design but happens


On angle - wider angles may allow you to have both sail up, the genoa will tend to flop around uselessly


on pressure - lighter air usually needs as efficient sails as possible, the foresail tends to spoil the airflow around a kite. Heavier air one might want to depower the kite.
 
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