On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 01:28:30 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:

That was a $2k sail new last year and provided by insurance. Sure hope they
aren't counting.

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You can bet that they are. We see roller furling jibs ripped up all
the time on Long Island Sound from just thunderstorm activity and fall
gales. They should really be dropped when bad weather is pending or
have another halyard wrapped tightly around them.