An assymetrical is a much easier spinnaker to handle and set than a conventional double luff. The cruising spinnaker is small in size, making it easy to handle in all wind conditions.
Naturally enough its blue with a bit of white in the middle to match the fast blue hull.
made its way to Australia there was no option for an assymetrical. If that's the case, we made need to change the racing options to something like: to use Double luff traditional kites only (size would then need to be discussed), and
to use the cruising assymetrical kites only to date. My memory is telling me that in some other threads something about the 'norm' being fixed. But if it was mine I'd being changing it to variable real quick, as I can realise the benefit immediately. 
I believe that Phil King tried to sell boats that had many of the essential extras as standard. It suprised me when I see the list of options that the US sailers see as vital. Most of these came as standard on my boat (things like handles on the sliding cabinroof, bimini, cover for the bimini). I realise that you pay for all these options, but some are just plain common sense.Clemo wrote:I would observe that imports to Oz seem to be well fitted out, compared to their domestic (U.S.) cousins. e.g. I think that the importers tend towards headsail furlers as a sort of entry level standard. So it is thus unlikely that anyone here will turn up, say, without a jib. Even though the working jib is, technically, an optional extra in the US.
