-> On 09-09-95  15:34, Hap Newsom got back to Dan Ceppa 
 DC>It's sloop rigged.  However, the jib, at least the one I have,
 DC>doesn't reach to the shrouds.  I think there is a larger one
 HN> Thats gotta make it crowded when you have a full crew eh?!
Not too bad, actually.  The stays are not that far behind the 
mast.  With the small jib, the entire cockpit is clear.  
 HN> I'm not so sure what "Big Red" is, but a 300% genni is a lot of cloth!
 HN> will the boat be big enough to hold it when you're not flying? 
The guy I sail with on Thur. had set his up with that once.  He 
said it was great in light air, but was almost impossible to 
jibe.  I think I'd rather find that spinnaker, though!  
 DC>the whole fleet and gave them a scare!
 DC>Oh well, there's need summer season to look forward too!
 HN> You've got all winter to plan strategy and visit the library and look
 HN> up books on racing strategy! I'll bet your're gonna be a wizard by
 HN> spring!
I hope so!  We haven't been in the first starting sequence 
all this year, so I'm a bit out of practice.  We pretty much 
watch the A fleet's tactics and judge our start from them.  
Also, our starting sequence is only 3 minutes as compared 
with the 10 warning we get on Thur.  
With luck, I'll be able to get both days off so I can race 
each of them.  If not, I think i can get out of work early 
enough to make the Thur races.  As I have to rig the dinghy, 
I'll try to arrange that for a regular day off...  
the Thur
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