An Ulman "Flasher" asymmetric spinnaker came with our E38. Having no experience with spinnakers, and new to a "big" E38, we didn't try the thing last season. To be honest, even though I had replaced the spinnaker halyards, etc. in preparation I was quite intimidated and the wife was downright freaked. Well, we got to try it on Monday night. Quite simply, its a blast! There wasn't much wind, maybe 10kts, so it seemed like a good time to give it a whirl. Its in a sock/snuffer so it is really very simple to deploy/retrieve/handle. I now understand why they are used. The power supplied off the wind in lighter air is quite impressive. It looks really cool too! So if you haven't tried an asymmetric and are thinking about it, go for it! Its worth it. RT