I'm one of the few sailors that perfer manual system over the snuffers. But I never said anything about the character of the snuffer users !



I noticed on skiffs that the snuffers were troublesome.



I also think that there is windage involved.



However the Skunk looks like a very good compromise.



And I know this is controversial but I think that a good crew must be able to set a manual spi as fast as a snuffed spi.



About retrieving : well, training, training and training or opt for the skunk.



Wouter