Capt. Rob wrote:
You should tell Bob L to quit zig zagging, and make sure your new sails

are cut above the handrails. Still looks like a nice sail.


The thing is that when sheeted in, hard on the wind, that sail sits
nearly flush with the deck, as designed for the below deck furler. But
at some points, the lifelines are in the way. The folks at Doyle will
be aboard next week for a quick look at the set and we'll see what will
work best. Looks like the stackpack is a sure-fire bet. Prefer it
greatly over the Dutchman, though that system has less windage when
down. The cool thing is how neat the reefing is with the stackpack.

You can get a spacer for the roller furler I'm sure, having a sail rub
the rails is IMO not a good thing.

Yeah I buildt my own version of a stack pack. I love it, I can point to
windward and douse and stack the main and mizzen in 3 min by myself.

You can see them in this picture right before hurricane Rita. The
80-100 kt winds did not affect them in the least.

http://sports.webshots.com/photo/153...63212926nYpZWj

Before it would take two people around 30 min to flake, tieoff, and put
covers on.


If you didn't see the vid to windward, here it is. Suzanne has a bad
schedule this week...not much sailing until Thursday I'm afraid. And
I'm hauling the boat in a few weeks...boo hoo!

Yeah Ill be hauling too. Hauling ass down to Freeport, Port Mansfield,
and all over the bays.

Have to do a bottom job soon so I will be on (shiver the thought) land
for a week or so.

Joe


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RivCUMzy4xc


RB
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