Tune in to the eleventh episode of the Lessons Learned Podcast series by UK Sailmakers, featuring lead sail designer, Pat Considine from UK Sailmakers Chicago. In this episode, Pat answers a series of questions about what considerations go into designing a custom asymmetrical spinnaker.
Pat delves into key measurements used for spinnaker design including the luff, leech and mid girth (SMG). He also covers material considerations, structured luffs, masthead versus fractional kites, furling and banding options, and explains how the use of BSG design software allows him to design the perfect kite for each customer's boat and sailing goals.
Video Clip Credits:
Checkmate and Swan River: Lindsay Preece
J/111 CAG: Henrik Trygg
Code Zeros: UK Sailmakers Ireland & Adam Loory
In-Loft and Dock photos/videos: UK Sailmakers Northwest
Chapters:
0:00 Lessons Learned Intro
0:45 Designing the Luff and Leech
3:30 Mid Girth (SMG) as a key Measurement
5:20 Material Considerations
6:07 Structured Luffs
7:20 Masthead vs. Fractional Kites
8:47 Asymmetricals for Fast Boats
9:23 Furling Spinnakers and Code Zeros
12:03 BSG Design Software
14:04 Cloth Weight Distribution on Blended Sails
15:07 Spinnaker Banding
15:39 Decoding the Spinnaker Numbering System
17:15 Floating the Tack
17:51 Spinnaker Durability
19:14 Closing
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