[Rhodes22-list] How well can the IMFmain be shaped and controlled ?

[dawnandmichael at comcast.net]

Thanks -- That helps my decisions .
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From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
> This is a concern that only people that have never sailed a loose footed  
> main will raise. First of all, the Rhodes, although being quite nimble, is by no  
> means built for racing. If you are going to race, the IMF is probably not the 
>  way to go. The greatest asset of the IMF is the ability to change the amount 
> of  sail that is out to accommodate varying wind conditions. It also allows 
> you to  get away from the dock and be sailing faster than any other boat in the 
> marina.  The amount of speed lost isn't more than a tenth of a mile per hour 
> at most.  Tell the old sailor to stick around and find out when you get your 
> new  boat. You will be the envy of every other sail boater out there. If you 
> really  want a batten, order Stan's new battened main sail. It has one vertical 
> batten.  I could spend a great deal of time describing the many adjustments 
> that can be  made to the IMF, but I don't have the time right now. There is a 
> lake wind  advisory for our lake and I'm off to go sailing.
>  
> Rummy
>  
>  
> In a message dated 5/11/2008 2:00:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> dawnandmichael at comcast.net writes:
> 
> 
> I  had an older sailor/racer raise concerns about buying a boat with an IMF  -
> as it has no battens , he asks how does the sail maintain shape,   and stay
> rigid when needing to ?
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