Spinnaker Rigging on Hanse 345

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   New to the Hanse world but was curious about rigging set up for asymmetric spinnaker on my Hanse 345.
I have only 2 winches currently and was curious if any other owners have been successful sailing with an asymmetric spinnaker with only two winches?  I was exploring this as the cheapest short term solution to using a new down wind sail. I realize I would still need to explore routing of spinnaker halyard back through cockpit clutch (all are used but I dont really use my topping lift).  And also figuring out routing of tack out haul.

As for my mast I have a Selden in mast furling main - It appears that there is a small line coming out of the mast for guiding a spinnaker halyard, and that there is an existing sheave above the forestay?  Although the Hanse website looks in diagrams that the sail plan had a masthead spinnaker from what I have seen in the forums here it seems as though that is not the case with the Selden furling main.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Tom
S/v Take Five (Hanse 345)

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SurfinSurgeon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Lieutenant Joined: 04 August 2025 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote SurfinSurgeon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Spinnaker Rigging on Hanse 345 Posted: 16 October 2025 at 21:37
	New to the Hanse world but was curious about rigging set up for asymmetric spinnaker on my Hanse 345. I have only 2 winches currently and was curious if any other owners have been successful sailing with an asymmetric spinnaker with only two winches? I was exploring this as the cheapest short term solution to using a new down wind sail. I realize I would still need to explore routing of spinnaker halyard back through cockpit clutch (all are used but I dont really use my topping lift). And also figuring out routing of tack out haul. As for my mast I have a Selden in mast furling main - It appears that there is a small line coming out of the mast for guiding a spinnaker halyard, and that there is an existing sheave above the forestay? Although the Hanse website looks in diagrams that the sail plan had a masthead spinnaker from what I have seen in the forums here it seems as though that is not the case with the Selden furling main. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks, Tom S/v Take Five (Hanse 345)

jrgrove Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Sub Lieutenant Joined: 18 October 2025 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote jrgrove Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 October 2025 at 15:23
	I happened to fly a drone on your boat yesterday. This is what you got going on up there.
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cptgood Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Commadore Joined: 26 August 2016 Location: Tuscany - Italy Status: Offline Points: 454	Post Options Post Reply Quote cptgood Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 October 2025 at 16:35
	I do use the gennaker with only to winches by using only one sheet at the time . I raise it with snuffer, us the stopper and then use the port winch for the line passing in a block tied with a climbing type dyneema ring to the aft mooring cleat. For the starboard side I use the mainsail winch because the main halyard is kept by the stopper and another block set on the aft cleat. Edited by cptgood - 18 October 2025 at 16:37
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SurfinSurgeon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Lieutenant Joined: 04 August 2025 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote SurfinSurgeon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 October 2025 at 16:36
	Thanks for the drone picture! And the new speed record yesterday.
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SurfinSurgeon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Lieutenant Joined: 04 August 2025 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote SurfinSurgeon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 October 2025 at 16:38
	Thanks - I figure it is feasible to do with only two winches. Appreciate your response.
	Tom N S/v Take Five Hanse 345

Mark Pullen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Commander Joined: 20 July 2022 Location: London, UK Status: Offline Points: 90	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mark Pullen Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 October 2025 at 19:50
	You could use a cleat at the foot of the mast for the spinnaker halyard (as I do on a 350). Then you could either 1) have one sheet to (say) the port winch via a block secured to the port stern cleat and the tack routed to your starboard winch over the cabin or via a block on the cleat and then to the starboard winch, OR 2) have two sheets via blocks to the winches, and route the tack back to a stern cleat, accepting less control of the tack. Re 2, you need to tension the tack as much as you need before bringing in the sheet. This is more suitable for lighter airs. However, this set-up does allow you to gibe without snuffing the sail and bringing the sheet over to the other side. On my 350, I have a block on the toe rail midships to route the tack along the wing, back to a block on the quarter and up to a cabin top winch, or if in light airs secured to the stern cleat. The cabin top option does mean the seat on that side is unusable. Edited by Mark Pullen - 19 October 2025 at 19:38
	Mark

SurfinSurgeon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Lieutenant Joined: 04 August 2025 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote SurfinSurgeon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 October 2025 at 19:08
	Thanks Mark!
	Tom N S/v Take Five Hanse 345

SurfinSurgeon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Lieutenant Joined: 04 August 2025 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote SurfinSurgeon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 November 2025 at 16:09
	Follow up: I had slip neighbor help me install 110' 11mm halyard through fractional (Selden in mast furling) spinnaker sheave. Since I dont use my topping lift I tied this off on the mast cleat and ran the new halyard back to the "topping lift's" former clutch. We set up with a tack outhaul using a 8mm tack line through snatch block to the forward dock cleat. Then set up a single 8mm control sheet through a snatch block to aft toerail eye. We flew my smaller boats asymmetric - but made 4.5 kts SOG in 4-5 knots of true wind. will update when I get my proper sized asymmetric in the next couple of weeks.
	Tom N S/v Take Five Hanse 345



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