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Re: What Sails are Fast & Last Long?
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09/22/06 10:48 PM
09/22/06 10:48 PM
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Steve Buzbee
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Absolutely true as to matched sails(and I meant no disrespect for the Katrina stain-it served as a constant reminder of the hell you guys have been through down there)-but that jib just looked so totally different from the 3DL sails at the regatta, and on the first day, you could almost see the deep rounded luff curve push you guys through the chop. Did it strike you guys that you launched out on port tack (into the chop) every time?
Obviously rig set up, steering, weight position, traveler position, and angle to the waves played a big role-but that jib just looked awesome, while your main didn't look all that different from mine (I know for a fact that Naptown adjusted their shapes closer to Benz's after the last NA's). The photos are very interesting to look at as far as Friday is concerned...
Hat's off to you guys on Zephyr-nice and fun to hang with off the water, incredible competitors on. And thanks for not hitting me this time around (but did you have to give me so much damn space?).
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Re: What Sails are Fast & Last Long?
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09/24/06 09:54 AM
09/24/06 09:54 AM
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dbows
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Team J.Doe flew the #1 for the first two races then we went to the #3. I think the less heel equalized the less sail area for us. We seemed to continue to hang with the back half of the fleet (-:, of which there were a few that were still flying the #1.
I think if it would have blown like that on Sunday not Friday the crew would have worked enough together by then to handle the boat a bit better with the #1.
Friday was a hell of a lot of fun sailing though!!! Perfect J/30 weather, well maybe without the rain.
dbows #397
David Bows Mallorca - Hull# 397 ~~~~~_/)~_/)~~~~_/)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~
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Re: What Sails are Fast & Last Long?
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09/24/06 09:45 PM
09/24/06 09:45 PM
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I talked to Bengt a bit Sunday night after all was said and done. He said that FW had their new #1 up for only the first leg of the first race on Friday, and suffered some delamination. After that they used their #3 on Friday and their old #1 thereafter.
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Re: What Sails are Fast & Last Long?
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09/25/06 02:41 PM
09/25/06 02:41 PM
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D. Bartley
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Dave can probably describe it better I'm sure...
It looks like they attach a D ring to the primary winch using a sail tie. To that ring they attach a turning block. Run the sheet through the turning block, then up to the secondary on the opposite side.
Dunno what they do for spinnaker winches when they get to the top mark... use the halyard winch temporarily?
Dennis Bartley Planxty, s/n 23994 hull 205
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Re: What Sails are Fast & Last Long?
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09/25/06 04:21 PM
09/25/06 04:21 PM
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Bob Rutsch
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NOAA data for W LIS 44040 not far from CPYC for Fri 9/15 Time, Dir, Spd kt, Gust, notes 10:19 090 15.6 19.4 First start 10:30 10:45 090 15.6 19.4 11:00 090 15.6 19.4 11:19 090 15.6 19.4 11:30 090 15.6 19.4 Est end first race 11:45 090 15.6 17.5 12:15 090 11.7 13.6 Est start 2nd Race 12:19 090 11.7 13.6 12:30 090 11.7 15.6 12:45 100 15.6 19.4 13:00 110 17.5 19.4 13:19 100 17.5 21.4 Est end 2nd race 13:30 100 15.6 19.4 13:45 100 17.5 19.4 Est start 3rd Race 14:00 100 15.6 19.4 14:19 100 15.6 19.4 14:45 100 15.6 19.4 15:00 100 13.6 17.5 15:19 090 13.6 15.6 15:45 090 13.6 15.6 Est end 3rd race Estimating times after start of first race, but shows there was not quite enough breeze for #3. The gusts over 20 near the end of second race encouraged us to try the #3 for the third race. Immediately after start it was the wrong sail, but fine halfway up the leg. Ok for second beat, but changed downwind to the #1 for the last beat.
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