The spi sheet does indeed pass just forward of the stay and therefor behind the trapline coming out of the main beam.



I pulled this particular trapline to the stay via a piece of line and a small block. I HAD to do this to make room for my genaker that was launched from a bag on the trampoline. Kenn used a snuffer system and didn't have this "problem" .



If I did't make this modification the genaker sail would flap around the trap line and get stuck between the mast and the trapline.



This happened once or twice during the races on friday. These were the short courses that Kenn was referring to. These courses were indeed very short. Although his snuffer system and my hang-ups caused him to finish about a 100 mtr. in front of me in the second race.



Although I felt the extra speed of the spi gave us spi-ed Taipans a definate advantage over the spi-less taipan and the Isotopes.



But it definately was hecktic on those short courses. And I didn't pull it in the first race at all.



Wouter