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- From: ecf_stbo@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu (Season's over WAHHH!)
- Subject: Re: Tuff Luff and other headstay foils
- Message-ID: <18NOV199209463588@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:46:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.215451.3441@klaava.Helsinki.FI>, tarkkone@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Lauri Tarkkonen) writes...
- >In <guido.722012392@sparc-3> guido@blink.att.com (Guido Bertocci) writes:
- >>We were probably completely without headsail for only 15-20 seconds.
- >
- >As I said, if you compare badly executed hank sail change to a well executed
- >foil change there is a real difference. Because people interested in winning
- >races invest more in practice as well as equipment Mr. Scot might be under
- >the false impression that there is a really big difference between the
- >two procedures, when the real difference was between the crews. :-).
- >Maybe I am not that stupid after all. ;-).
- >
- >- Lauri Tarkkonen
-
- 15-20 seconds is really excellent for a 35 footer, 3-5 minutes is really bad.
- However on a boat like an S2 you will immediately drop to 2 kts without a
- headsail (going upwind). Then it takes a little while to get back up to speed.
- That's probably 5-6 EXTRA boatlengths (best possible hank change vs. just ok
- foil change). In a distance race this might not be significant and in a shorter
- race there are many mistakes that could conceivably cost you more. But with a
- foil you lose so little in the change, it's great.
-
- Many boats also go much better with just a main. There is a pearson 30 in our
- Glenmar fleet who usually does pretty good changes with hanks. His crew would
- like to have a foil for sail changes. He will probably win PHRF high point for
- the whole bay, all fleets. The pearson 30 is a very forgiving boat (with a nice
- rating too) and he is a good sailor.
-
-
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