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     Mike Bergmann Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Shooting Star (short rig) carries a light/medium #1 (155%, Kevlar/Mylar, cut fairly full), a heavy #1 (147%, same fabric, cut flat), and a dacron blade. The 155% starts to overpower around 14 knots apparent. The heavy #1 is too slow below 12 apparent, and is excellent up to 22 apparent. We can take gusts to 27 or 28 and stay in control. I also have an old heavy #1 that was cut down to 135% with a short hoist as a #2 roller furler. This is OK in the mid 20's, but I will be using the #3 (100%) at 30 apparent. I carry a 3/4 oz. all-purpose spinnaker and a 1/2 oz. runner. In our light conditions the 1/2 oz. is very useful, but you can't use it on a power reach or you will blow it out. We did use it at 65 degrees apparent with about 3 knots apparent once this year, and won easily. My crew said that was the first time they had ever had to skirt a spinnaker! |
