Originally Posted by waterbug_wpb
Originally Posted by David Ingram
Originally Posted by Scarecrow
Depend on the age of the kite. F18 rule of thumb used to be you could grab the luff with your fist and turn it 90 degrees.


Not anymore. Most carry it tighter than that now.


So it's more like a gennaker than a spinnaker?


Closer...yes. I had the spinnaker luff about as tight as I've ever run it during tradewinds this year...served me pretty well.

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