Bet she liked that sail On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 12:24 PM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> During an informal race up the Chester with a C&C 40 it was just my wife > on board with me managing the chute. We had to harden up to a beam reach > for a section of the S-turning river right when a big gust hit and launched > red-white-and-blue nylon confetti all over the river L > > I had the unenviable task of informing my wife those bits of nylon were > going to cost more than what her car was worth to replace. > > On the plus side all the luff tapes held, we had an empty triangle still > flying! > > > > > > *Joe Della Barba* > > *Coquina* > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *David > Risch via CnC-List > *Sent:* Thursday, December 19, 2019 11:15 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* David Risch <davidrisc...@msn.com> > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List JAM vs Spinnaker Racing > > > > Breakage…don’t forget the breakage - $$$$ > > > > *David F. Risch* > > *(401) 419-4650* > > > > *From:* CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> *On Behalf Of *Dennis C. > via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 18, 2019 10:48 PM > *To:* CnClist <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List JAM vs Spinnaker Racing > > > > Yes, spinnakers can nearly double your racing costs. Years ago, at the > height of Touche's racing program, we had 0.6, 0.75 and 1.5 oz chutes, two > part high tech Dyneema/StaSet spin sheets, Harken carbo-ratchet tweakers > (twings), custom chute launch bags, double pole downhaul(goes down each > side of cabin and is trimmed in cockpit), a spinnaker halyard parking > cleat, a "defraculator" (don't ask), light air spin sheets and probably a > few more boat bucks of stuff I can't recall. I'm guessing all that adds up > to somewhere around 10 big boat bucks. > > > > You don't need to dive in that deep. A used chute, a few blocks and some > old sheets will start you off just fine. > > > > Yes, you can race spin on a budget and still have a lot of fun. The best > way to experiennce spin racing and learn is on someone else's boat. That's > what I did. I spent several years crewing before I bought Touche' and > started my own racing program. > > > > Dennis C. > > Touche' 35-1 #83 > > Mandeville, LA > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 7:37 PM Charlie Nelson via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > You are correct regarding expense--spin racing just requires more of > everything--crew, boat, gear, sails, food, drinks, etc. > > > > I like to race in what my crew prefers and also in the most competitive > arena. Locally at least, the JAM fleet is not competitive enough for > us--except for those whose high ratings in light air make it impossible to > race fairly against them. > > > > Of course I like to win but more importantly I want race in a competitive > fleet, even if I come in last but close to my competitors. Winning most of > the time in our local JAM fleet is not as much fun as busting our > collective as...es to come in last among the best local racers. > > > > That's my story and I am sticking to it!! > > > > Charlie Nelson > > Water Phantom > > C&C 36 XL/kcb > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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