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• I'm beginning to think about getting the boat ready for spring.
  • Perhaps in light air on a reach
    • "light air on a reach", sailings holy grail for me.
  • Nice shot. What's normal spring?
  • New sails don't matter. Except that new
    • Suppose it depends on the condition of the old ones.
  • 20% ? Really ? That's an incentive. Cheers, John
  • Your boat needs ironing.
    • He likes Ripple?
    • Excellent quip.
  • How bad were your sails?
    • Not quite that bad. If you accept a really blown out sail is 10% slower than a serviceable sail,...
      • An automatically reefing main?
        • It's a yankee thing. I've donated a couple cars to the demolition derby.
  • I would think the biggest advantage to new sails ...
    • 20% sounds like a lot to me too. But I'm a dangerous optimist.
      • If Pope says so...
        • No, not Pope. A friend and rigger.
          • ..that races old boats, and wins.
    • kinda depends on how bad the old sails are...