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Article #234Re: Orphaned Response
From: rjs
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1985 21:19
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1985 21:19
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>ANOTHER SUBJECT: Does anyone have any experience with
>one of the new non-spinnaker down wind sails. They're
>called "Spankers," "Gennikers," "Bloopers," etc. I've
>heard good and bad.
>jaws::couture
I don't think you meant to include the term "Blooper" here.
A Blooper is a sail used together with a spinnaker (on the
side opposite as your spinnaker pole). The greatest advantage of
using a blooper is that it tends to cancel the wild oscilations
that can lead to major knock downs in heavy following seas. Some
people believe that they offer a speed advantage, but, I've
never been convinced of this. I am convinced that they will not
give enough of a speed advantage to offset the 3second per mile
rating change (PHRF).
Bob Schneider
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hp-pcd!hpfclo!rjs From: rjs@hpfclo.UUCP (rjs) Newsgroups: net.rec.boat Subject: Re: Orphaned Response Message-ID: <51600004@hpfclo.UUCP> Date: Sat, 13-Apr-85 16:19:00 EST Article-I.D.: hpfclo.51600004 Posted: Sat Apr 13 16:19:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 27-Apr-85 04:15:01 EST References: <-138000@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO Lines: 21 Nf-ID: #R:decwrl:-138000:hpfclo:51600004:37777777600:788 Nf-From: hpfclo!rjs Apr 17 13:19:00 1985