Lunacy 198 wrote:
The cruising chute is handy with the sock launcher. We use it when short-handed or racing in cruising class with a 1/2 the spinnaker penalty (no pole / tacked to deck). We ran most of the night at over 7 knots and got first place in our division in the Tampa Bay to Ft Myers race last year. (We dropped out in Venice this year - no wind).
Here is a pic of the sym chute on a Thursday night race.
Nice photo! We had three on board. The sock got hung up a few times on the clew a few times, but we practiced hoisting and dousing it a few times and got the hang of it pretty quickly. Such a nice addition to the sail inventory!