GP14 Sheet Lengths

Spinnaker Sheets
9.5m (if tapered sheets are used, the tapered (thinner) ends have to be 2.7m each)
Diameter depends on the degree of crew hand comfort required. For light conditions, 4mm dyneema should suffice. For heavier winds, 6mm may be preferred.
The ideal is a tapered sheet, with 4mm ends and 6mm in the centre. This can be sourced as such (at a cost!) from the UK or can be home made by sewing 4mm sheet into the inner core of a 6mm sheet.

Main Sheet
8m in length if rigged with minimal purchase, 10m if rigged a la Enterprise and maybe 12m if triple purchase centre sheeting is used starting from the transom.
The diameter should be 8mm. Anything  thicker means slow freeing offs and inhauls! Use good gloves if you feel the mainsheet hurts your hands.

Genoa
Length 6 - 8 m, 8mm diameter. Gloves highly recommended in a strong wind!

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Last updated: 2005/06/23