spinnaker halyard system

[Phil Alderson]

The stuff that Tim put onto PR seems very low friction, however I think that it absorbs a lot of water as it never seems to dry out.

[Will_Lee]

Atums sock was a modified RS800 one.

Lucy made Antidote's one from cat tramp material which is v slippy. We got it from Grant Piggot  sails - v good bloke and friend of the class. He made a set of sails for Loco. http://www.gpsails.com/

[Banshee Ambulance]

any tips on keeping friction to a minimum apart from obviously having a few blocks as possible involved

It's pretty much all been said. Good quality blocks, thin string and keeping everything as in line as possible will all help. Interesting notes on the sock material choice. I think I am going for a bag kite though.   

[Will_Lee]

Whoah! Unusual!

[daryl_wilkinson]

any tips on keeping friction to a minimum apart from obviously having a few blocks as possible involved

I think I am going for a bag kite though.   

Funny this is something I am actually thinking about. As I think it may be easier for my very small crew, although by the time I get some sails he may be a bit bigger!

[phil_kirk]

Use Holmenkol Seal and glide stuff to coat your kite.  It makes a huge difference to hoists and drops reducing the friction of kite to sock. The stuff is a bit pricy but make do 2 spinnakers.  Use a spray lub on the inside of you sock.

We've used a trampoline mesh material for our socks with no problems. We have also coppied ATum and Antidotes spinny sheet elastic take ups which appear to work well.

[Tim Noyce]

I've done a fair bit of bagging in the Woof 12's and also Simon Rs slug at some events. I can tell you that bagging in the Woof is a lot easier than bagging in the slug. With no false floor and a very dished hull shape you keep the CoG very low. Standing 'on top' of the slug makes it quite a bit more tippy.

Saying that, as long as your crew is good at "windmilling" then they should be fine. It didn't take many drops before I was as quick as dropping with a chute, and it does make you a lot more focussed! I think from a point of view of finding a crew for events you might struggle with a bag. Finding someone good enough to crew the cherub is quite difficult as it is, but throwing the spanner in the works of having a bag will make life more difficult still.