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Heart of Gold...Best Season ever!

In article s.com,
llid says...
"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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Poor Wilbur further fouls his Depends by ignoring the followup comment
that we rolled the genoa and sailed with main alone and is incapable
of deducing what that means!

And just what do you STILL fail to understand about the virtue of a
*balanced* sailplan?

Anytime a real sailor sees a yacht proceeding under main alone or under jib
alone it tells a tale of ineptitude.

You're making some unwarranted ASSumptions:

1. Why do you assume that he wants to go fast? After all, this is
rec.boats.cruising, not rec.boats.racing.

2. Sailing under main alone makes a lot of sense when approaching
a berth, anchorage, or in confined waters with a lot of traffic.
You can tack without worrying about the jib---or wiping the
crew off the fore deck. You can see traffic and buoys on
your lee bow.

Cruising isn't always about sailing at maximum efficiency---it
can be about getting to your destination with minimum effort
and maximum pleasure.

Mark Borgerson

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