I sailed a lot on the first Redwing 35, Redhead, and we had an over length spinnaker pole - so it had to be robust. As a result, at the right wind angle we could fly the chute And the jib and we were wicked fast . . . . . Sailed the length of Lake Ontario following the wind angle rather than the compass in the Lake Ontario International . . . . . But, alas the rule makers eventually figured out that it was faster than they envisioned . . . . . Cheers, Rob Ball
On Sep 13, 2018, at 12:32 PM, schiller <schil...@bloomingdalecom.net<mailto:schil...@bloomingdalecom.net>> wrote: Hey, don't laugh. I still have a Blooper, a reacher, a drifter, a spanker, a staysail, a banana staysail and a few others that I may have forgotten. Our Redwing 35 was originally purchased to compete in the Chicago-Mackinaw race in 1971. The Spinnaker pole was a tree trunk, the reaching strut breaks down into three pieces. There were three #1's, two #2's, a #3, a 1/2 oz spinnaker and a 3/4 oz spinnaker. Most are still hanging from hooks in the barn. We still use the drifter and I gifted the 1/2 oz spinnaker to Glenn Gambel on the list for his C&C 36. Neil Schiller Old: 1970 Redwing 35, Hull #7 (Dismasted) New: 1983 C&C 35-3, Hull #28 Whitehall, Michigan WLYC On 9/13/2018 10:08 AM, Rick Taillieu via CnC-List wrote: Charles, The track would be for a staysail and the pole foreguy (downhaul), they may have been attached to the same car but usually each had their own car on the track. Since your spinnaker pole only has one bridle they probably did dip pole gybes instead of end for end. If your boat came with bags of old sails one is probably marked Staysail, Tallboy, Spinnaker Staysail or Lowboy, they were popular in the ‘70s. The main rule with a staysail is you gain a knot when you put it up and you gain a knot when you take it down. ☺ Who knows, you may even have a Blooper too. Rick Taillieu Boatless Leamington, Ontario From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Cleverboy via CnC-List Sent: September-13-18 09:37 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Cleverboy Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 30 - Anchor roller and anchor locker? Gary; My 30 is from 1973 and was raced extensively for its first ten years. Most of the fittings and lines I recognize, but, I have a track with a car running down the foredeck. The spinnaker poll has only one bridle for the uphaul. Not sure what that track helped control. I mostly solo sail with guest that wish I had a power boat so their drinks wouldn't spill. I don't think i'll miss it but was interested in it's function. Charles Ferrari Destrier _______________________________________________ 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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