A windseeker may be a less expensive sail because it's lighter material with less reenforcements and less stitching? But sails aren't cheap. Then again, our races are so short, and few of them, it's best not to experiment. In a distance race, it could make a big difference, and be more worthwhile. We did an 8 mile race in flukey winds and it could have helped prestart and later in the middle of the race when the wind dropped to zero and I rolled up the genny and waited for wind. A windseeker would have been a nice option, but the wind filled in after about 20 minutes at 4 to 6 kts and built to about 12 for another 30 min, then veered and peaked at 27 knots right after we crossed the finish line.
Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stevan Plavsa" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 2, 2012 11:05:46 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Lake Ontario results Yeah I was wondering the same thing when I read the UK Halsey newletter this morning .. what the heck is a windseeker and how is it used? I guess I don't _really_ need to know because it'll sure fall into the "yet another sail I want but can't afford" category :D Steve On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Joel Aronson < [email protected] > wrote: Any sail you can see through intrigues me! Is a windseeker used to ultra-light winds in place of a gennie? Joel On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Chuck S < [email protected] > wrote: <blockquote> I like the pictures in UK's newsletter. Umi Taki is shown with a windseeker/daisy cutter that looks very interesting. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ From: "Joel Aronson" < [email protected] > To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 2, 2012 9:35:46 AM Subject: Stus-List Lake Ontario results >From UK Sails: C&C 35 UMI TAKI won its class and PHRF overall in the 2012 Lake Ontario 300 (133 boats under PHRF and IRC). The boat is co-owned by Dennis Dice and Roger Van Vlack . . . -- Joel 301 541 8551 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] -- Joel 301 541 8551 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] </blockquote> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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