Hi I have a santana 22 in Sydney Australia [Sydney Harbour] which I race as much as possible up to now I have launched my spinacker from a turtle on the bow but have recently started looking at launching it from the companionway using a purpose built bag which can be slid forward into the cabin when not in use do any of your member's launch there kites in this way if so what difficulties have you guy's come accross do you launch around you head sail or under it I have secured my spinacker pole to my boom similiar to skiff's with a pulley attached to the boom for easy retrieval launching from the companionway will mean the fore deckie no longer needs to go forward except after the launch to help with the drop of the head sail and will only need to be there for a few seconds looking forward to you feed back cheers Kerry Lehman