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Re: Circus #516
02/05/04 01:43 AM
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Highland Park, NJ
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Jeez, that picture looks a lot like the first race at the NA's in Annapolis (without the fifteen broaching boats behind Zephyr)!


Steve Buzbee
Blue Meanie J/30 #485
Re: Circus #517
02/05/04 11:15 AM
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There were only 3 or 4 broaching boats at the Mids... or at least that's what they told me in the john at o'Briens

Re: Circus #518
02/05/04 02:32 PM
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Nope. I was there (and behind) and saw a whole bunch of broaches-some boats more than once. As far as I could tell, Zephyr didn't even start to roll.


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Re: Circus #519
02/21/04 12:21 AM
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What material is the mainsail made of on the boat pictured above?

Re: Circus #520
02/21/04 12:46 PM
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It is North "Sharkskin", a polyesther cloth which has some dark polyesther threads.

Sharkskin was popular on J/105 which also require poly in their main. I believe North has discontinued that cloth because of quality problems.


Dennis Bartley
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Re: Circus #521
02/21/04 05:18 PM
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If there are quality problems in the sharkskin, we haven't discovered any. North Sails in New Orleans continues to make the sharskin main and #3 for J/30s.

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