Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA25978; Thu, 13 Apr 1995 15:32:45 -0700 Return-Path: <york@uask4it.Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis> Received: from Sun.COM (koriel.Sun.COM) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with SMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA108612357; Thu, 13 Apr 1995 15:32:37 -0700 Received: from Eng.Sun.COM (engmail2.Eng.Sun.COM) by Sun.COM (koriel.Sun.COM) id AA15030; Thu, 13 Apr 95 15:28:57 PDT Received: from uask4it.eng.sun.com (uask4it-55.Eng.Sun.COM) by Eng.Sun.COM (5.x/SMI-5.3) id AA09762; Thu, 13 Apr 1995 15:28:50 -0700 Received: from mozart by uask4it.eng.sun.com (SMI-8.6.9/SMI-SVR4) id PAA06591; Thu, 13 Apr 1995 15:28:58 -0700 Date: Thu, 13 Apr 1995 15:28:30 -0800 (PDT) From: Stephen York <york@uask4it.Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis> Reply-To: Stephen York <york@uask4it.Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Race Sails To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Message-Id: <Roam.1.1.797812110.5627.york@uask4it> Content-Type: text X-Sun-Text-Type: ascii
Go for it. I learned on race sails. The only tricky thing is that some
are a little harder to flip on the jibe. I think you will grow into it
pretty fast.
Steve York
>
> I have a chance to buy sail that is the size and brand I am looking
> for (5.2 Northwave) at a very good price. The catch is that it is a
> full on race sail. I am not an expert, my water starts work, my jibes
> don't. I am 6' 250lbs and sail a 9' CFX. I don't see Waddel in my
> near future.
>
> Does anybody out there have any relevant experience or opinion as to
> whether or not I would be biting off to much with the race sail?
>
> Thanks Jim Murdy jmurdy@tds-hsc.com-DeleteThis
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