Hi all,

I would imagine you may want to avoid running spin sheet to back beam, as skipper and crew if 2 up will be moving over the top of it every tack and in and out off trap.

I have allways thought one of the advantages of having the spin sheeting off the side stay, was that it stayed out of the way up forward.

I have no problem with being pulled forward by the spin sheet, 2 ratchets fix this <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />, the load on the sheet is so light all you do is hold it in your hand. No load pulling forward until you need to pull the sheet in that is <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />.

I have tried bungee systems to take up the slack but found they made the feel on the sheet strange. We use a bungee with a ring on it about a foot long, tied to the clew of the spinnaker, which the return chord passes through, this causes the sheets to be pulled into the chute earlier than they otherwise would, taking up some slack. But if your'e sheets are long enough for trapping off the back off the boat you still get some slack on deck, but not enough to be a problem.

Best Wishes for Xmas.

Regards Gary. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />