[Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail... Everything I had hoped for and more!

[Mary Lou Troy]

In listening to the responses to this and thinking about our own 
experience I'm thinking that the differences may boil down to how 
happy you are with the performance of the 175 genoa. In our case we 
don't use the UPS as often as we did before we had Sailcare replace 
the Sunbrella UV shield on our 175 with a lighter weight coated 
material. I forget exactly what the material is but it does not last 
as long as Sunbrella - it also seems to attract dirt - but the sail 
does hold its shape better in light air. When we replace the genoa, 
we'll probably go with something smaller and let the UPS take up the 
slack on th elight air days - and we do like playing with the UPS. 
For us it's a great toy. Rick, I'll bet you could sell that sail if 
you wanted and recoup some of your investment.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall



At 02:02 PM 5/16/2010, you wrote:
>Lee,
>
>Well, you're hearing from me.  Mainly because I'm cheap and lazy.
>
>The UPS is probably the easiest asymmetrical to deploy, but it is still
>something extra to do.  I haven't found it any easier or faster than my 175
>genny.
>
>Except sailing on a full downwind run with the UPS paired wing-on-wing with
>the genny (forget the main).  Then you can go at wind speed until it exceeds
>hull speed.
>
>Given the infrequency of down wind runs during my usual day sails, I wish I
>spent my $1000 on something more useful.
>
>Rick
>
>On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 12:45 AM, KUHN, LELAND <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
>
> > dc,
> >
> > I'm jealous!  I haven't heard from anyone who's regretted getting a UPS.
> >
> > Good luck with the race.  My boat doesn't go hull speed most of the time
> > and when it does I think it's more luck than skill.  Wind was perfect today
> > and I couldn't get out.  I can go sailing tomorrow afternoon with a wind
> > prediction of 1 mph.  Guess I could hit hull speed with the old iron genny.
> >
> > Lee
> > 1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
> > Kent Island, MD
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org on behalf of David Culp
> > Sent: Sun 5/16/2010 12:21 AM
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail... Everything I had hoped for and more!
> >
> >
> >
> > I am updating our group about my new UPS sail that I have installed
> > this season as I said I would.  Today was one of those days where the
> > wind is 10 knots and then it's 5.... Up and down, up and down.  Nary a
> > problem-I was leaving a wake going down the lake most of the way.  And
> > it is fun too, because you can play it like a spinnaker if you want
> > to.  Sailing is always fun, but it was extra fun today!  Racing
> > tomorrow in light winds, should I tell them that it's an illegal sail?
> >  Which reminds me... They are going to use Portsmouth handicapping and
> > it doesn't specify the sail plan for our boat, so what is "illegal"?
> > Our boat will go hull speed and that's it most of the time.  The skill
> > is in getting it there.... Right?
> >
> > dc
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