hi wouter!

thank you very much!

very detailed and very helpful answer! specialy mentioning the spreaders is an issue we did not really think about!

I am alittle surprised by you luff lenght, as we measured something around 5.10 m from the jib halyard block at the mast till the point where the conventional triangle starts and the additional distance to the spinnaker pole varies between 30-40 cm depending on what boat, so basically if we leave a margin of 10 cm we have no more space than 5.30-5.40 m... I am amazed that with a luff lenght of 5.48m you was still able to set up the jib 10 cm higher!!??

anyhow, I think this measure we have to adapt to what we have measured and the other suggestions given regarding base and details we will consider!

If anyone has simular or very different numbers, please let us know!

regards

dirk