See now... there's that darned "moment in time" thingy again. Since it was
my (and the crew's) first time ever putting up a chute I decided to get the
main out of the way so as to allow the crew better access and a cleaner line
of sight so they could hear me yell at them that they were doing it all
wrong! ;-)

Unfortunately they were so impressed that the spinnaker went up and started
drawing without a hitch that 2 of them jumped into the dinghy and sped out
to take a photo or two. The rest of us were so darned proud that we just had
to have a brew in the cockpit to celebrate.

Now for the trim on the chute itself...... there wasn't any. I preset both
guy and sheet and hoisted the chute to the max. That's the way it set
without any adjustments. Amazing Eh??!!

Have no fear though... we eventually got over our sense of pride and eased
the main to draw again later on...... with absolutely no increase in speed
of the vessel. Go figure!!

CM


"Navigator" wrote in message
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| It's to cut down wind resistance!
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| Cheers
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| OzOne wrote:
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| Tee Hee, I'm a little worried about the main being cranked on :-)
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| On Mon, 3 May 2004 23:18:42 -0300, "Capt. Mooron"
| scribbled thusly:
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| No, actually I never have...... would you care to have a go?
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| CM
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| "Navigator" wrote in message
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| | Well, I'm glad you got it up! Did you ever analyse this picture?
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| | Cheers
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| | Capt. Mooron wrote:
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| | How about this one....
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| | http://community.webshots.com/photo/...69844104bIbgHb
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| | .......my first time with a chute on Overproof.
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| Oz1...of the 3 twins.
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| I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.
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