It is actally a Gennaker or Number 1 sail. The halyard pulls the sail up and becomes like a forstay, then you unfurl it. It is nice to have the rolled sail on the deck and not in the air with all the windage that it would cause. It looks more like a jib than a spinnaker when it is up.
Later,
Dan
Last edited by Dan_Delave; 10/05/06 01:00 PM.