[Rhodes22-list] Mast Bending & PHRF Rating
Roger Pihlaja
rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Mon, 26 Aug 2002 05:57:12 -0400
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MessageRichard,
I have 3 full battens on my mainsail. It's very roachy & holds its =
shape very well. It's from JSI in Florida. I have sail slugs on the =
luff & a bolt rope on the foot. Hoisting & lowering are not a problem. =
It will sometimes fall down the mast when I let go of the halyard.
Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
----- Original Message -----=20
From: R.G. Smith=20
To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org=20
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 8:44 PM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Mast Bending & PHRF Rating
< Bullshit! To the best of my knowledge, there isn't a single =
performance oriented sailboat racing class that prefers to use loose =
footed mainsails. I don't know why Doyle has made this marketing =
decision. Fortunately, there are plenty of other choices of sailmakers =
& I would run, not walk, away from this idiot at Doyle. >
My feeling exactly. I went to Doyle only beacuse they are building =
sails for GB.
On the other hand... one must wonder about their contentions because =
catamarans and Lasers use loose footed mains so there must/might be =
something to it. I refer to draft control, such construction would seem =
to have no effect on the life of the sail.
I do intend to go with the 2 full upper battens and the partial lower =
battens. When I owned a Hobie16 full batten main and jib) I hated =
tieing draft into the sail via batten tension. Not to mention the =
hassel of hoisting .
Richard Smith=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Richard,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have 3 full battens on my =
mainsail. It's=20
very roachy & holds its shape very well. It's from JSI in=20
Florida. I have sail slugs on the luff & a bolt rope on the=20
foot. Hoisting & lowering are not a problem. It will =
sometimes=20
fall down the mast when I let go of the halyard.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Roger Pihlaja</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>S/V Dynamic Equilibrium</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dsailnut@asan.com href=3D"mailto:sailnut@asan.com">R.G. =
Smith</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 25, 2002 =
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Rhodes22-list] =
Mast Bending=20
& PHRF Rating</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D672423600-26082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff> < </FONT></SPAN>Bullshit! To the =
best of my=20
knowledge, there isn't a single performance oriented sailboat=20
racing class that prefers to use loose footed mainsails. I =
don't=20
know why Doyle has made this marketing decision. Fortunately, =
there are=20
plenty of other choices of sailmakers & I would run, not =
walk, away=20
from this idiot at Doyle.<SPAN class=3D672423600-26082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff> ></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D672423600-26082002></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D672423600-26082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>My feeling exactly. I went to Doyle only =
beacuse they=20
are building sails for GB.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D672423600-26082002></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D672423600-26082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>On the other hand... one must wonder about their=20
contentions because catamarans and Lasers use loose footed =
mains so=20
there must/might be something to it. I refer to draft control, =
such=20
construction would seem to have no effect on the life of the=20
sail.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D672423600-26082002></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D672423600-26082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>I do intend to go with the 2 full upper battens and =
the partial=20
lower battens. When I owned a Hobie16 full batten main =
and=20
jib) I hated tieing draft into the sail via batten =
tension. =20
Not to mention the hassel of hoisting =
.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D672423600-26082002></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D672423600-26082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>Richard Smith</FONT> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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