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Rusty Pelican:
I have self tailing winches (Lewmar ST chrome 44). Snatch block on starboard and port quarters.  I drop the jib sheets to the deck, run the spinnaker sheet (60' 3/8) through the snatch block to the winch.   

Alma:
I have a hank on Flasher I use. It has it's own light SS cable that tacks to the forepeak and the cable hoists with the sail's head. We use it in light wind on the beam or aft with or without a whisker pole.

It's a lot less trouble than a spinnaker and the related rigging. We use a very light halyard on the masthead sheave box crane. The halyard is tied off on the mast when not in use to facilitate tacking the Genoa.

The lightweight sheets go through a snatch block tied to the stern cleat.

selene:
Thanks guys...very helpful, as your feedback reflects my thoughts, and adds a few new ideas too.  Like many of you, initially at least I intend to keep it simple - much as I love Selene, she wasn't built to be a racer!  Some of the advice I am getting from folks at the club is from racers, where a second set of winches is thought to be a given, plus a plethora of other blocks...as I am thinking more light air use with an asym, simple seems best and workable.

Incidentally, where do you put the snatch block? last peg on the rail, or a separate fitting aft?

Rusty Pelican:
Separate fitting back on the quarter.  I used a high strength pad eye and attach a Ronstan snatch block when needed.

rkfitz:
North Wind was rigged for a symmetrical from the factory. I will be happy to send some photos in a month when she's unwrapped.

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