On Jul 19, 4:14 pm, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:
"Capt. Rob" wrote in message

...

You have NO CLUE about sailing a fractional rig like ours...that much
is obvious. One of the benefits of such a rig is that you can roll the
genny and sail along quite nicely under the big main...which is
exactly what we did at a very comfortable 5 knots. Which children
aboard this is a huge advantage over most mastheads. A 35s5 does just
sail well under main alone, it sails GREAT. While other boats fell off
and struggled we passed Hart Island within an hour.

While a fractional rig might well have the mast placed a little further
forward it is STILL designed to be balanced under BOTH mainsail and jib. The
center of effort is still brought forward with respect to the center of
lateral resistance by virtue of the jib or genoa being part of the sailplan.

When you savage the sailplan by striking the genoa you savage the balance of
the yacht and you impart more weather helm by virtue of the fact that you
have moved the center of effort aft compared to the center of lateral
resistance.

I don't give a hoot about your silly fractional rig other than the fact that
it is still a sloop and a sloop is designed to sail with BOTH sails drawing.
Get a clue, loser!

Wilbur Hubbard




Oh....I think everyone else thought that you can fly the boat with
VARIOUS sails and combinations....such as genoa alone, main alone,
main + Genoa + drifter or just a storm sail and so on.....

We had NO IDEA that you can't sail a sloop with just one sail! I guess
that's why J-Boats actually talk about that ability in their
marketing...because YOU think it's wrong!

Dude....you busted yourself SO BADLY. You still never answered a
single question about VMG or course because you're clueless. Even your
comment about the longevity of the sail was wrong! Do you even know
what type of Kevlar I'm flying?

We had another great sail while you posted and downloaded episodes of
Deep Space 9! Let us know if you ever actually go sailing...and maybe
you can post a pic to prove it...without a bent boom!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVmrrR4_eo4

RB
35s5
NY