I do the JAM fleet with Halcyon my C&C 37 and now just for regattas No way This rookie could rustle up enough crew to fly my spinnaker And very few boats doing that class. However.... I love spinnaker racing and my solution was for less than the price of a new spinnaker I partnered with an amazing J24 racer on a used Etchells, which also came with brand new set of sails ! All 3 sails worth far more than we paid for the boat -and trailer and everything. Was a fun season I know not C&C but she still gets out enough. We now have a fleet of 4-5 Etchells every week so head to head racing, and can be handled by 3 people So we only need to find 1 more which we did and he sailed with us all hit a few races. I do foredeck and have learned a ton! So when I hit the lottery I will get those dark sails and campaign Halcyon in the spin fleet!
PS my partner loved the Etchells so much, he sold the J24 after 20+ year run! John Conklin S/V Halcyon S/V Heartbeat www.flirtingwithfire.com On Dec 18, 2019, at 1:42 PM, 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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