You just proved my point for there are no bigger, spoiled brat,
sailing-(and capsizing)-boats-way-too-big-for-one-person-to-handle
sissies than racers - especially French racers. Anytime any piece
of equipment allows unseamanlike practices to proliferate it tells
me and any other sane individual that it's certainly not a good thing.

The ONLY reason racers use roll-ups is they cannot possibly
hand real sails. That does not mean roll-ups are superior in any
way, shape or form to safe, reliable, tried and true hank-on sails
that all sensible cruisers should be using.

All NASCAR racers use roll cages and four point seat belts
and welded shut doors and fuel cells. They wear Nomex
suits.

Does that mean all automobile owners should install that crap
in their cars and invest in Nomex suits? No it doesn't. In the
same way sensible cruisers will sail a boat within their abilities
to single-handedly sail safely and this means hank-on sails are
the best choice.

S.Simon


"John Cairns" wrote in message ...

"Simple Simon" wrote in message
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Better yet, get rid of all that sissy, high maintenance, prone to failure,
unsightly, roll-up crap. Hank-on sails are markedly superior and totally
trouble-free.

S.Simon - uses real sails not some woman's version patterned
after a window shade.

Sissy like this guy, maybe?
http://www.aroundalone2002.com/

Or maybe these folks.
http://www.transat650.org/

I know you're a HUGE fan of the French.
http://www.vendeeglobe.com/

Next time you sail around the Horn with your hank-on sails, let us know.
John Cairns