I have really enjoyed seeing the range of boats on the course this season, and it's been educational to see how a well sailed but humble boat like a Newport 28 (C&C underbody, but doesn't look quick at all) can beat the usual runaway winner in our club, a CM1200. I'm told the carbon fibre mast on the CM1200 is worth several small boats. I hope to crew again on a boat flying spinnaker so I can continue to learn and eventually fly my own. I am very comfortable doing everything on my boat, even solo, but I know that flying the spin will require a crew I can trust. There are several boats in the club that seem to have the magic combination of being sailed well, with regular crew that have a lot of fun. It is perhaps telling that the most fun I've had with the crew I was with this season was when we were not racing - doing a 6 hour delivery to a distance race was still the best sail I had on that boat, because the skipper was far more relaxed and willing to work with the crew, let them make mistakes, and then show them how to fix it. In the race, we still make mistakes (or things break), but the yelling that follows doesn't lead to learning or team-building. And when things break that could have resulted in serious injury, and it appears the breakage could have been avoided with better maintenance, design, or more caution, those who are risk averse, like me, get worried about their safety.
Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 10:42 AM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > JAM vs Spinnaker racing > Moving up to Spinnaker racing was always my goal. It's a way to learn > more about sailing and racing and the ultimate test of ones skills and a > way to measure improvements. But it requires more hands, more crew and > more crew skills, more money, more tactical/sailing skill. > > The boats winning JAM have new white $ails while the boats winning the > spin class have new black $ail$ for upwind and new colored $ail$ for > downwind. Plus, the competition among Spinnaker fleet seems a lot more > aggressive at the start and unforgiving. > > I am for whatever gets people out sailing, using their boats more; racing, > cruising distances or just daysailing more, instead of the boats sitting > idle at the dock. > > Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute, 1989 C&C 34R > _______________________________________________ > > 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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