It's OK, try what I suggested and learn, even when not racing we all have to go downwind sometimes.get a spin pole and try what I suggest, learn to do it good and you will be fast downwind with your 110% in heavy air and your 150 in light
_____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Stevan Plavsa Sent: April 4, 2014 3:52 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Whisker pole - 32 Thanks Dwight. I haven't raced the boat yet (except for some fun races the club hosts annually). The keelboat racing scene at our small club is dwindling but yeah, I plan to participate in the weekly races this year. Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 2:42 PM, dwight <dwight...@gmail.com> wrote: Steve That does not matter if you have a spinnaker.use your jib as a spinnaker, use the pole topping lift, the downhaul and jib sheet as you would if you were flying a kite.no guy in this case.the kite works best to weather and the main sail is best to leeward.the leading edge of the kite just beginning to luff, hard to see on the jib because it is attached to the forestay but never the less the same thing happens.trim the sails and steer the boat to keep it that way going downwind.you have a rather narrow angle to steer but if you get it right and your crew trims your sails right and you learn to feel your boat you will leave your competition behind, believe me you will.so if white sail racing is what you are about, try what I suggest and learn to do it good.that could make a big difference in SOG for your boat.it has for all of the C&C designs that I have sailed _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Stevan Plavsa Sent: April 4, 2014 3:29 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Whisker pole - 32 I don't have a spinnaker. :/ On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: We all want our money back! Rich On Apr 4, 2014, at 15:16, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com> wrote: Well, so much for that. Just got a reply: "Sorry the pole has been sold". The ad was posted today. grumble Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com> wrote: _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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