On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:26:29 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
...

LOL. I may just go with standard materials this time. But the nice
thing about the black main is that when we meet friends out on the
water we're easy to spot!


Badly trimmed, backed or luffing sails of any color are always easily
noticed. (As in, "Just look at THAT idiot!")

Wilbur Hubbard


I was sailing with a VERY famous sailor one day, and I tried to razz
him about the slight backwinding of his main. He said that on that
particular boat, the best speed at that point of sail was attained
based more on the trim of the genoa, and if it bothered anyone, they
could think of the deformity in the main as a "speed bubble". Doing
anythng to reduce the bubble would slow the boat down.

wrote:
On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:26:29 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
...
LOL. I may just go with standard materials this time. But the nice
thing about the black main is that when we meet friends out on the
water we're easy to spot!

Badly trimmed, backed or luffing sails of any color are always easily
noticed. (As in, "Just look at THAT idiot!")

Wilbur Hubbard


I was sailing with a VERY famous sailor one day, and I tried to razz
him about the slight backwinding of his main. He said that on that
particular boat, the best speed at that point of sail was attained
based more on the trim of the genoa, and if it bothered anyone, they
could think of the deformity in the main as a "speed bubble". Doing
anythng to reduce the bubble would slow the boat down.


I'm not very famous or anything like that, but I can verify that this
is true - at least on my boat - verified by GPS.

GPS takes the "unknown" aspects out of the question - we simply do whatever
makes the boat go faster.

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On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:26:29 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
...

LOL. I may just go with standard materials this time. But the nice
thing about the black main is that when we meet friends out on the
water we're easy to spot!


Badly trimmed, backed or luffing sails of any color are always easily
noticed. (As in, "Just look at THAT idiot!")

Wilbur Hubbard


I was sailing with a VERY famous sailor one day, and I tried to razz
him about the slight backwinding of his main. He said that on that
particular boat, the best speed at that point of sail was attained
based more on the trim of the genoa, and if it bothered anyone, they
could think of the deformity in the main as a "speed bubble". Doing
anythng to reduce the bubble would slow the boat down.

North Sails?

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:12:11 -0700 (PDT), "Capt. Rob"
wrote:

On Sep 10, 2:41 pm, "Edgar" wrote:
"Capt. Rob" wrote in message

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On Sep 9, 9:44 am, "~^ beancounter ~^" wrote:
nice shots...good sail shape......

Thanks!

This may be the last full season for the Kevlar main. It's showing
some wear now and it was originally cut a bit deep for my tastes. Mark
at Doyle will probably make me something better for next season.

Try not to get a black one next time!



LOL. I may just go with standard materials this time. But the nice
thing about the black main is that when we meet friends out on the
water we're easy to spot!


RB
35s5
NY

Particularly after sun set :-)

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:54:51 -0400, wrote:

I was sailing with a VERY famous sailor one day, and I tried to razz
him about the slight backwinding of his main. He said that on that
particular boat, the best speed at that point of sail was attained
based more on the trim of the genoa, and if it bothered anyone, they
could think of the deformity in the main as a "speed bubble". Doing
anythng to reduce the bubble would slow the boat down.

That's true and not all that unusual in my experience. It does point
to a possible issue with the cut of the mainsail or mast tuning
however. A back winded main is not doing much to drive the boat, only
helping to balance the helm at that point. With a bendy mast you can
usually flatten the main enough to keep it from happening but you have
to increase halyard and/or cunningham tension to pull the draft back
forward.

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:59:41 -0500, cavelamb
wrote this crap:


I'm not very famous or anything like that, but I can verify that this
is true - at least on my boat - verified by GPS.

GPS takes the "unknown" aspects out of the question - we simply do whatever
makes the boat go faster.

Good advice. That's leadership, and i'm always teaching leadership.

Vote for Palin-Ahhnold in 2012.





I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:59:41 -0500, cavelamb
wrote:

GPS takes the "unknown" aspects out of the question - we simply do whatever
makes the boat go faster.

I always did whatever avoided the capsize. With a scow, fast takes
care of itself. If you have a need for speed get an E boat and a pair
of water skiis.

Casady