Lucky windshift.

Cheers

Donal wrote:

"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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"Navigator" wrote in message
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Lucky windshift.



They aren't on the first leg. Are you suggesting that they had several
"lucky windshifts"?

My personal experience is that the boat in first place has his sails trimmed
correctly. Is it different in NZ?




Regards


Donal
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