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COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica" vAlign=center align=middle width="30%"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD colSpan=2 height=10> <P><BR>The MPS offers sailors the performance of a spinnaker without the problems normally associated with using one.</P> <P>With just a few manoeuvres and minimum effort the MPS will enable your boat to make headway, above all in the light wind conditions often encountered when cruising.</P> <P>You can forget about the costs and complications associated with using a spinaker pole and any special manoeuvres: the only equipment needed to use an MPS is a halyard, a sheet and an adjustable line for the tack.</P> <P>The MPS is usually designed with an LP of 165% of the J and is somewhat bigger than the largest genoa but smaller than a normal spinnaker. </P> <P> </P></TD> <TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica" vAlign=center align=middle width="30%"><IMG alt="" src="http://www.hoodaustralia.com.au/editimages/ACFE7AE.gif" border=0><BR><BR><BR><IMG alt="" src="http://www.hoodaustralia.com.au/editimages/ACFE7BD.gif" border=0><BR><A class="" href="http://www.hoodsailmakers.it/it/crociera/tipi_vele/mps/pop_up/mps.htm" target=_blank>Click here<BR>for 360° View</A></TD></TR> <TR> <TD colSpan=3> <P>To improve handling and reduce the problems of control when compared to a spinnaker, the MPS has a narrower and flatter radial head, which also helps to lower the sails centre of effort.</P> <P>The asymmetrical tri-radial cut makes optimum use of the properties of warp-oriented nylon by reducing stretch and improving control of sail shape.</P> <P>The MPS is very easy to use. Attach it to the adjustable tack line; thread the sheet through the aft block; attach the spinnaker halyard to the head, then bear off,  and hoist the MPS covered by the mainsail. </P> <P>When on a very broad reach and running, the adjustable tack line is eased, along with the sheet to set the sail correctly. </P> <P>When on a tight reach the luff is tensioned by tightening the tack line so that the MPS has a shape similar to that of a genoa. </P> <P>This adjustment can be made manually at the bow but it's easier to use a return block and control the tack line from the cockpit. Jibing is easy:  ease the sheet, commence to jibe, and when the sail has swung across at the bow, pull the new sheet on.  </P> <P>When lowering the MPS, bear off until you're running and let the sail collapse in the lee of the mainsail; then slacken the tack and slowly ease the halyard. </P> <P>You can also choose from the colour range available for nylon sailcloth, provided this is compatible with the panel layout. <BR></P> <P><FONT size=4><STRONG>The Squeezer<BR></STRONG></FONT><BR>Another ease-of-use feature of the MPS is the option to combine it with a Squeezer.The squeezer allows you to hoist and lower the MPS whilst fully contained inside a sock with a fibreglass bucket that simply "squeezes" the MPS inside it, making it ready for use whenever required.<BR></P> <P> </P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD width=10><A href="" name=AllatSea></A></TD> <TD></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=middle colSpan=3><IMG alt="" src="http://www.hoodaustralia.com.au/editimages/AllHands_lg.gif" border=0></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><A class="" href="#Top">Back to Top</A></TD> <TD></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD></TD> <TD></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD></TD> <TD></TD> <TD></TD></TR></TABLE> </body>