The hobie 20 does well with a spinnaker. While I now have an I20, I used to run a H20 with a spinnaker. It added another dimension and speed to the H20. Most are running it with a Smyth chute somewhere around 360 sq feet. Its larger than the I20 and smaller than the Nacra 6.0 monster chutes used in the worrell. I disagree that it gets squirly in higher winds, if anything I found it much more controllable as it allowed me to go deep in winds 20Kts and in my opinion raises the bows a bit. Three challenges I saw with the chute 1) the comptip is a major concern so you may not be able to reach with the chute in all wind conditions as others on I20s do boat for boat--plus you need to be more concious of not breaking the mainsheet if you stuff as you will undoubtedly snap your stick. (Although all spin boats have to be careful of this). 2) you may notice more stress cracks in the gel coat in certain places as it does add a great deal more stress to the rig and hulls. 3) it adds more lines to the tramp on what I already consider a busy boat for your crew. However, If you are looking for fun, speed, and adding another dimension to the boat I think its well worth it.
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<br>I have never tried the Snuffer on a H20, and think it could make it more competitive in open class bouy events and it may also clean up the tramp compared to tramp launching methods.
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<br>Cheers,
<br>Don S.
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