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| Congratulations to Dianne with their win in the Elite Keel Regatta.
Here is Steve's Top Ten List that he has submitted for publication. ELITE KEEL STORY-A LIST OF TEN THINGS THAT HELPED DIANNE 1) The crew: Jarian Westfall, Laurel Schmidt, Mike Pastrone, Jeff Fellicetti 2) Will Paxton wasn't there. 3) This crew can change head sails, the hanked kind, in less then 2.3 minutes. 4) Wilie E Coyote didn't race Sunday. 5) Sun was shining. 6) It was my birthday weekend. 7. El Raton wasn't there. 8. We went left when we could. 9. The wind was blowing. 10. This crew has 59 combined years sailing with me. |
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| Author: Brendan Busch ([email protected]) contact the author Subject: Re: Spinnaker pole mounts Info: (22817 views) Posted: Friday 1-25-02 09:34:00 AM |
They slide in the track on the boom, so your mains have to be loose footed for this to work. Mains can be easily converted to loose footed if yours isn't.
I think on the Express, putting the spin pole on the boom somehow is necessary. It avoids all concerns about keeping the jib sheet over the pole during jibes, doesn't require the foredeck person going forward to put the guy in the pole, contributes greatly to weather douses, and generally is a very good plan all around. The pole is easily lightweight enough to stuff in the bag.
Other folks don't use a bag but just a couple loops on the boom. Much lower windage and mess, but probably takes a more careful approach to tuck the pole away.
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