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Trade-wind sailing can be surprisingly uncomfortable, especially with a cutter rig whose headsails are ineffective off the wind. Here are suggestions for reaching and running sails and sail-handling gear.
[SailNet, 10 April 2002]
Introduction to asymmetrics of the regular and reaching varieties together with their accessories such as socks, tack fittings, and sheet loops.
[SailNet, 31 August 2004]
Succinct illustrated summaries of sailmaking methods, the particular sails, their trim and handling, and related topics. Chapter 4 covers mainsails, genoas and other jibs, normal, cruising, and asymmetrical spinnakers, spinnaker dousing sock, staysails, drifter, blast reacher, and storm sails. Chapter 7 cover s handling.
[UK Sailmakers, USA]
Brief grab bag of facts and commentary about sail choices and how to buy value. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]
Long small-print page covering sail design, making, and handling questions and Neri′s often useful answers. Search for your keywords within the file or just browse through it.
[SetSail]
Excellent graphic instructions for setting (with our without a sock) and gybing the Multi-Purpose Spinnaker (MPS).
[Rolly Tasker Sails, USA]
A sailmaker on the asymmetric spinnaker: when to use it, how to raise, trim, gybe, and douse it, and what equipment it needs. Four pages with illustrations.
[Blue Water Sailing, October 2002]
This forum posting on the Catalina 34 owners page gives lots of tips on sheets, sheet blocks, tack fasteners, and other rigging and handling aspects of spinnakers, gennakers, reachers, asymmetrics - call them what you will.
[Catalina 34 International Association, Mount Sinai, ny, USA]
Step-by-step guide to setting, jibing, and taking down a spinnaker using a sleeve. No illustrations.
[Jasper & Bailey Sailmakers, Newport, RI, USA]
One of the best places to learn how to prep, hoist, set, jibe, and lower your cruising spinnaker, with instructions on resolving a wrap. 7 pages. 26 photos in various sequences illustrate the moves.
[Cruising World, May 2004]
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