Hi Rob,

Thanks for reply - as you say, I don`t intend to beam reach with spinn. in 15 knots, as the wind increases you get pushed down by your apparent wind.
If you haven`t sailed with a spinnaker, good idea to try it, you will become addicted fairly quickly. Ask me !
Regarding the Mosquito mast holding up, as long as you sheet the main in fairly hard you stiffen the mast up with the mainsail leech, sort of like a backstay
which supports the mast. I`m speaking for the South African Mosquito masts, not sure if the Aussie masts are stiffer/stronger than ours. I know that one of the
Aussie Moz sailors has also experimented with a spinn, not sure of any further developments there.
It seems you change sailing technique downwind with mainsail in fairly tight, traveller close to centreline, using apparent wind like
never before. In more than 5knots it feels like you are beating all the way round the course !
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