What do some sailboat racers throw overboard
just before the leeward mark?

N1EE wrote:

What do some sailboat racers throw overboard
just before the leeward mark?

Bobsprit?

Cheers
Marty

N1EE wrote:

What do some sailboat racers throw overboard
just before the leeward mark?

If it's Oz, breakfast! ;-o

Cheers
Marty

What do some sailboat racers throw overboard just before the leeward mark?

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Overweight spin trimmers?


"N1EE" wrote in message
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What do some sailboat racers throw overboard
just before the leeward mark?

A fit?


RB

N1EE wrote:
What do some sailboat racers throw overboard
just before the leeward mark?

The tail of the spinnaker halyard.

Bart, you may be showing your age (and mine) here. This was failry
common about 40 years ago, and I don't recall seeing anybody do it for
about 20. The idea was to shake the tangle out and control the speed of
the douse.

Fresh Breezes
Doug King

Good one.

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www.sailnow.com

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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A fit?


RB

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What do some sailboat racers throw overboard
just before the leeward mark?


Empty rum bottles

Joe

"SAIL LOCO" wrote in message
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What do some sailboat racers throw overboard just before the leeward
mark?

Cigars
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

My skipper wopuld toss you overboard if he caught you smoking anything
anywhere near his sails.
John Cairns