[Rhodes22-list] UPS Revisited

[Rik Sandberg]

Jay,

Thanks for bringing this up again. I too am VERY interested in hearing more 
about this.

I am considering adding the UPS and going to a smaller (135) genny. Looking 
for both better light air performance and more options on the blustery 
days. Was also considering, since there will now be an extra mounting 
point, a small storm jib that can fly on it's own luff (did I say that 
right?) for those really kick-ass days.

If we can get this sail through GB then so much the better.

Wonder how tough it is to add the new mount point to the foredeck.

Rik


At 10:24 AM 10/27/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Tom, Mary Lou, et al-
>
>After the early postings on Doyle's UPS (Utility Power Sail), it came more
>to light in discussions at Annapolis. The rigging, storage and use seemed
>easy enough on first glance, and the benefits got better the more we
>discussed it. Is it for my needs?
>
>My main goal is to get an easier method of single-handing downwind. I have
>the whiskerpole and set-up for my 155% gennie, but it seem impossible to set
>while staying on course with tiller tamer or any tiller lock. Rob Baldi, aka
>MOSES, has an asymetrical spin that has 5 lines and needs at least 2-3
>bodies to set, although it can be simplified without guy lines and chute.
>We're going the wrong way with these downwind solutions.
>
>Mary Lou, I thought you felt it could be set prior to leaving the dock, but
>how do tack with the gennie forward of this extra forestay/furler? Where do
>the two sets of sheets go?
>
>Doyle said many users combine the UPS with the gennie for wing on wing after
>dropping the main, and for IMF users this is ideal.
>
>Any thoughts, because the potential seems to be there. Stan felt if there
>was a strong enough need, he could make it available to us through Doyle
>more economically.
>
>Jay
>
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