Oh ye of WILD IMAGINATION!

Please explain to this old dotard sailor, how a smaller sail is
cheating?

Explain to Ole Thom, How stretching the Luff of a sail by a foot is a
better adjustment than simply gather in the Draft without over stressing
the sail lines?

Explain to me, in my Dotage, how you can stretch a Luff without over
tensioning the Head of the sail? If you stretch the Luff a foot, you
will prodably invert the upper batten. You for sure, are going to lose
that parallel relationship of the upper batten and the boom. This
doesn't happen with a Cunningham adjustment.

By the way, how do you Cruising Wonders, stretch the Luff of the new,
supperior sail cloths that have very,very low stretch. ( In my Dotage, I
still remember Canvass sails and Hemp lines but those days are long
gone.) Even Polyster cloth with filler are destroyed by over tension.

Come up to date Simpeton! Get with the new programs in sailing as you
approch your Dotage. Don't stop learning, I haven't

G "I'LL DRINK TO THAT!"

Ole Thom
P/S The new Gelcoat is going on the Boats bottom this week. We have made
a few minor adjustment to the profile and an awful lot of improvements
to the fairing. I'm expecting good results.

I'll be glad to get back to sailing and off this 'net