We have recently updated the cut of all of our spinnakers to be more in line with the current thinking. Still, the 16 spinnaker will be small and high aspect. It is a high performance cut, not optimized for light air.

Check out the latest spinnaker snuffer system used on the Tiger. The mid pole "trumpet" design is what they are leaning towards for all Hobie snuffers.

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The link below is an article about various systems including an early review of the trumpet design:

Snuffer Systems Review

Last edited by mmiller; 12/12/02 02:23 PM.
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