[quote=yurdle]Ed: Thanks, but I'm not talking about winds where 'trimming' is an issue. All sails flat, period. When we finally did go swimming, the boat was gone within seconds.
Andre: Most 5.2's (pre '84) don't have swept spreaders, they're more akin to the type on mono's. As such, when using a modern sq. top sail that's made for prebend, any downhaul beyond removing wrinkles actually fattens the sail.
Eric: Even though I was lucky enough to play with a DB9 yesterday, the most surprising part of your post would be someone letting me take their cobra to the track. Certainly nothing about smashing up the hull was surprising..I was there. I was glad we weren't hurt. I [i]was[/i] a bit surprised that we bent the 9/16 SS bolt 80 degrees and didn't lose the mast, but I'm sure not bitching about it.
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