Hi, I have a new (to me) vane 36 and it has some of the fittings for a spinnaker, but no actual spinnakers/spinnaker boom.  Where do I start in making up a boom and getting hold of a spinnaker or two?  There doesn't seem to be any restriction on boom length of sail size, so I could just slap on my vintage marblehead stuff, but its probably rather big for the boat!

Thanks in advance

Peter

Hi Peter,   

I have made a number of polythene spinnakers mostly scaled from the one that came with my Marblehead Skippy.  The pattern I have used is shown in the attached diagram.  The spinnaker pole I use with my 36R is 14.75 inches long.  I found the best way to experiment, since I live a long way away from anywhere suitable for free sailing, is by setting the yacht up on a stand in the garden when the wind is in the best direction for a steady speed and turning the yacht to see how the spinnaker fills.  See you at Fleetwood in May hopefully,

Gareth

Spinnaker1.pdf

Thanks Gareth.

Martin Dovey makes spinnakers for Vane 36.

Thanks Dave.