We would like to ask a question re the asymmetric spinnaker for the BRE if we may. Jibbing with it is not as smooth as we would hope.
We compared our set up to the one shown in the Swallow Yacht spinnaker video (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgbIxqDOs4k). The BRE in the video does not seem to have a forestay in contrast to our BRE.
In the screenshot taken from the video I circled in red around the hock which seems to be without an attached forestay. I also drew a green line to show where the forestay runs at our BRE. Our set up is shown in the second photo; we make fast the "tack" end of the spinnaker to the foremost hock.
Our set up with the forestay reduces the space of the spinnaker for jibbing. Also the slack sheets of the spinnaker often get stuck at the forestay when jibbing, whereas the closed foresail would offer less resistance if there was not forestay and the slack sheets of the spinnaker ran around the closed foresail.
We are therefore wondering whether we can sail without the forestay (using only the foresail as a means to hold the mast)? Is there anything else we can do to jib smoothly with the spinnaker?
Thanks a lot in advance.