On Tue, 4 May 2004 11:52:59 -0400, "Scott Vernon"
wrote:


"Capt. Mooron" wrote

2 of them jumped into the dinghy and rowed out ahead
of us to take a photo or two.


....and if you look closely enough, you can just make out the tow
line..

"felton" wrote in message
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On Tue, 4 May 2004 11:52:59 -0400, "Scott Vernon"
wrote:


"Capt. Mooron" wrote

2 of them jumped into the dinghy and rowed out ahead
of us to take a photo or two.


...and if you look closely enough, you can just make out the tow
line..


Right, Navsprit.

Nav,

Could it be improved? Do you mean for looks or for speed?

The sheet does look tight, but it is forcing the air up higher, where it
seems to be more effficent. Could it look prettier? Yes.
Could it be faster? Don't know? It's hard to fault 1st place.

The better looking Chutes are behind. Just maybe, at this time, a bit of
over trim is what is needed. I don't know. Do you?

I'm surprised that there are no "Star Cuts." I believe they would give
the extra lift that the lead boat seems to have.

OT

Thom Stewart wrote:
I'm surprised that there are no "Star Cuts." I believe they would give
the extra lift that the lead boat seems to have.

Many Lightnings do use star cuts, they are flat reaching or heavy air
'chutes. For running & light air, the old fashioned cross cut is better.
It can be cut with deeper shape, bigger shoulders, and it's lighter
because there is less seam per unit area.

Anybody out there using tell tales on spinnakers?

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

"Navigator" wrote in message
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http://community.webshots.com/photo/...88888637udZpWz

Could this spinnaker trim be improved?

Not much!


It appears that a gust has hit the sail high up, and pushed out the top of
the sail, which has resulted in the bottom half getting pinched.

The boats behind seem to have better spinnaker shape, and yet they are
trailing. As this is a one design race, I would assume that the photo must
have been taken at an unfortunate time. There is no way, in a one design
fleet, that a boat with such a badly trimmed spinnaker could be so far in
the lead.


Can you offer a better explanation?



Regards


Donal
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"Donal" wrote in message
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Can you offer a better explanation?


There's a tug, out of the picture, that's pulling them.

SV

Could it look prettier?.

Spinnakers always look ugly on fractional rig boats.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

DSK wrote:

Navigator wrote:

It wasn't that picture and you didn't discuss it.


Oh really? Sorry to tell you, but the Google archive disagrees

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e... t%26rnum%3D27

It wasn't that picture -it was another picture where you claimed to be
roaring up places in the fleet. Why lie about it? Oh I forgot -you were
at the back of the fleet as per usual!


No, but on most occasions I'm right when you disagree.



No you are always right.

Cheers

Scott Vernon wrote:

"Donal" wrote in message
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Can you offer a better explanation?



There's a tug, out of the picture, that's pulling them.



On Doug's heartstrings!

Cheers

Are you taling about a radial cut?

Cheers

DSK wrote:

Thom Stewart wrote:

I'm surprised that there are no "Star Cuts." I believe they would give
the extra lift that the lead boat seems to have.


Many Lightnings do use star cuts, they are flat reaching or heavy air
'chutes. For running & light air, the old fashioned cross cut is better.
It can be cut with deeper shape, bigger shoulders, and it's lighter
because there is less seam per unit area.

Anybody out there using tell tales on spinnakers?

Fresh Breezes- Doug King