Thanks Michael, it was a great way to start the season. I was the only boat in the fleet to choose a pin-end port-tack start, and that was the difference. Though Rick and Larry almost closed the gap in their Ranger 26.
Cheers, Randy > On Apr 20, 2018, at 5:33 PM, Michael Cotton via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi Randy, Congrats on winning. > > On Thursday, April 19, 2018, 5:48:29 PM EDT, Randy Stafford via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Hello Listers, > > Just as an FYI / data point, I bought a new mainsail for Grenadine this > offseason. I couldn’t justify the cost of a pure racing sail made of exotic > material, so my criteria were a general-purpose durable high-performance sail > of the right weight for the winds at Chatfield Reservoir. I ended up with a > sail made by Hyde Sails from 7.38 Challenge Premium Dacron Sailcloth - High > Mass Fiber Weave (~7.1 oz). > > The sail was measured, designed, and ordered by a guy (Trey Hegstrom) in my > yacht club and marina who does that as a side gig. A picture, and > specifications, are at > https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JdtqOpQx4VGs8yjkOC5xwUYJN_LUZrVb > <https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JdtqOpQx4VGs8yjkOC5xwUYJN_LUZrVb>. Cost > me about $1,700. > > And I’m hoping it’s a lucky charm, because we won the first race of the > season last night by a country mile (mostly due to a good tactical decision > at the start, I think). Beat the fleet by some five minutes in a one-hour > race. > > Also I sent two of my headsails to Sailcare over the offseason, and was very > pleased with that company and the results of their work on my sails. > > Cheers, > Randy Stafford > S/V Grenadine > C&C 30-1 #7 > Ken Caryl, CO > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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