On 21 Mar 2004 21:09:06 GMT, ospam (Stephen Baker)
wrote:

Colour sense is one thing - but think of it as being trend-setting,
iconoclastic, and un-lemminglike. It may catch on....

That's what they said about the Freedom rigs, but we're not there yet
G

Steve "do you want a pretty boat, or lots of stolen anchors?..."

Hey, I like the Slocum method of tacks on the deck. That's not pretty
when it works...
R.

rhys says:

That's what they said about the Freedom rigs, but we're not there yet
G

That's because the Freedoms are soooooo boring to sail. "Set and forget" is
great, but what do you do for the other 23.5 hours in the day? ;-)

Hey, I like the Slocum method of tacks on the deck. That's not pretty
when it works...

Good choice, but the legal p[rofession has effectively made that
counter-productive.

Steve

On 22 Mar 2004 15:35:57 GMT, ospam (Stephen Baker)
wrote:

rhys says:

That's what they said about the Freedom rigs, but we're not there yet
G

That's because the Freedoms are soooooo boring to sail. "Set and forget" is
great, but what do you do for the other 23.5 hours in the day? ;-)

Ah, so you've discovered the secret...unnecessarily complex rigging is
designed to make the skipper look as busy as the cook G

Hey, I like the Slocum method of tacks on the deck. That's not pretty
when it works...

Good choice, but the legal p[rofession has effectively made that
counter-productive.

Where I plan to employ it, there won't be much in the way of a legal
profession G

R.