"Balooner". Is that easier to say than "spinnaker"? Maybe it's like that brief campaign some people waged to change "stern pulpit" to "pushpit". Some consistency in nomenclature would be nice.
@trailbarge12. Fair question! The Ballooner & Spinnaker are actually different sails. Certainly no agenda from us to change terminology but Dee put “Spinnaker” on the thumbnail because most non-sailors (& many sailors) don’t know what a Ballooner is. The main Ballooner on a Super Maramu has a bolt rope on the luff that goes up an extra track on the headsail foil & is used primarily for DDW sailing in combination with a poled out genoa. We also carry a traditional asymmetric spinnaker for reaching angles. To confuse further, we also have a loose luff Mizzen Ballooner that we fly from the mizzen mast & it is more shaped like an asymmetric spinnaker! I hope that clarifies. Rob.
Hey Charles, normally I agree with that statement but I make an exception for Boobies. They make a massive mess that really stinks & is a pain to clean up. Sorry but no free rides for them. 😁. Rob.
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"Balooner". Is that easier to say than "spinnaker"?
Maybe it's like that brief campaign some people waged to change "stern pulpit" to "pushpit".
Some consistency in nomenclature would be nice.
@trailbarge12. Fair question! The Ballooner & Spinnaker are actually different sails. Certainly no agenda from us to change terminology but Dee put “Spinnaker” on the thumbnail because most non-sailors (& many sailors) don’t know what a Ballooner is. The main Ballooner on a Super Maramu has a bolt rope on the luff that goes up an extra track on the headsail foil & is used primarily for DDW sailing in combination with a poled out genoa. We also carry a traditional asymmetric spinnaker for reaching angles. To confuse further, we also have a loose luff Mizzen Ballooner that we fly from the mizzen mast & it is more shaped like an asymmetric spinnaker! I hope that clarifies.
Rob.
Never chase off birds ,it’s life just get on with it guys
Hey Charles, normally I agree with that statement but I make an exception for Boobies. They make a massive mess that really stinks & is a pain to clean up. Sorry but no free rides for them. 😁.
Rob.