For many years, the standard technique for handling cruising spinnakers has been the ubiquitous and often awkward “sock,” which is a way to deploy and strike a spinnaker in a controlled manner, ...

The Selden Top down Furler is a surefire replacement for a spinnaker sock, making sets and take-downs more efficient and safer than ever. Made of a variety of materials, including metal and composite ...

Many of the newer cruising sailboats in the 40-ft-and-up sizes are built with double headstays in the bow with one roller furling located behind another. The forward roller-furling stay carries a big ...