There is a different spinnaker setup, where the pole attaches just under the bow foil, you have to be careful that the retrieval sock is back next to the bow foil or it becomes a crab catcher in waves, my previous 5.8 number 1626 had a chute retrieval on top of the pole where the sock went through the wire of the bow foil. The bow foil stops your bows from being pulled together and really prolongs the life of the boat


Jeff Southall
Current boats
Nacra 5.8 1703 Animal Scanning Services
Nacra 5.8 1667 Ram Raider
Nacra 18 Square
Arrow 1576