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Ok now you in for saltspring and swiftsure?
I might be able to find you a skipper for n100

I have a couple of guys in mind. Failing that my girlfriend might take the plunge.

I am on Rubato for Swiftsure warming up for the 360. No Saltspring: home reno weekend!

Shame still need two for class.

Ok Grady and I as your regional reps have to vote on main sail material.

If your a hard core Dacron sailor that wants to stick to the class rules then let us know.

Or if your main is a modern material and you left the Dacron material behind let us know what it is and where did you get it.
The class may change depending on the vote to adopt modern materials as long as the weight of the sail does not drop below a certine amount. But we need to find that amount.

Here in the PNW we seem to be very progressive I think Natural High is the only one I have seen with Dacron and he is getting a new main now so that should be gone.

Vampire has a evolution Kevlar radian cut 2010
Personally I would never go back to Dacron it just does not last for the type of sailing I do. We must represent the area so take the time to speak up. We have only a few days before we must vote on your behalf.

Both Natural High and Red-Five have Dacron mains. Yes Scott's new main is Dacron. Personally, I'm against anything that makes the main more expensive. I understand that in this region I am probably in the minority but I am on the Dacron side of this debate.

Would I like a string sail? Sure. Do I want to pay for one? Nope.

Most lower mainland PHRF racers in our rating brackets use Dacron. Until I start sailing against Vampire and the Seattle crew, in my case the cost is not really justified.

I am indifferent. When I eventually need to replace this main, I will probably be able to afford a tech main. that will be at least 5 years or more so by that time I am sure this debate will have come around again :p

My new main is not class legal anyways (or at least it better not be, I ordered it BIG, so being dacron is moot.

Last Summer, BoB went with a radial cut dacron from North. We ended up having it mounted on slides so we can use it for racing and casual sailing. Pretty happy with it as it starts and stays much flatter than the old panel-cut dacrons and with our 3DL headsail, can pretty much out-point our competition. Put the money saved into a new spinnaker.

Our North Sails combo of 3DL headsail, radial cut main and new spinnaker got us a third in Round Whidbey race last weekend. A 72 rater and a J-80 beat us. Getting ready for the Northern Century double handed and I won't be following Slingshot....

OK we are only a few weeks away from the N100.
so far we have three J-30's registered.

Vampire
Radiant Heat
Lime light

where is Celebration?
BOB?
Sling Shot
and Natural High.

Kevin is offering us a class if we all come out.

and then the following week is the Pitch Regatta. We could have a class there too.

We could crown the Top J30 there as this will be the last big set of races this year for us unless we do Round the County as a class.

lets hear it.

The plan is to do N100 but there was a sudden wrench in the gears. It lands on the only week my better half has off this summer from remote projects so it takes a bite out of our only week of cruising together. This is causing some tension that I have not yet resolved.

Trying to work out a solution.

Only 10 days to one of the best races of the summer.
The Northern century race is filling fast. This race is better then swiftsure.

Register now at the Anacortes yacht club site.

So far we only have 3 J30's. Last year we had 4?
You guys wanted to play well let's see who is the fastest.

As well I don't see any J30's registered for Pitch?
You don't get any more central to Vancouver/ Seattle then this