My baby stay is on a track. We tension it with winds above fifteen knots. We race with a 105% genoa. When hoisting a spinnaker, my crew releases the baby stay to do dip pole gybes.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 6:37 PM, Jake Brodersen via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Graham, > > > > We release the baby stay any time the #1 is in use. The rest of the time > it is tensioned, even in the slip. When the #3 is up, it tacks cleanly > through the foretriangle. I have seen the mast pump before and know the > benefits of the baby stay. It’s seldom used on the Chesapeake, but it > definitely serves a purpose. > > > > Jake > > > > *Jake Brodersen* > > *C&C 35 Mk-III “Midnight Mistress”* > > *Hampton VA* > > > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *G > Collins via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 25, 2017 21:22 > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* G Collins <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List baby stay on 1982 34 > > > > I find the baby stay question an interesting one. We've got the > adjustable babystay, but don't race, so usually it gets tensioned at the > beginning of the season and then at some random time during the summer > someone kicks the clutch, and eventually I discover that it isn't > tensioned. > > Would it be worth a survey? I'm curious how many owners actually have and > actively use the baby stay. > > Graham Collins > > Secret Plans > > C&C 35-III #11 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up > again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a > small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send > contribution -- https://urldefense.proofpoint. > com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.paypal.me_stumurray&d=DwICAg&c= > clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r= > 9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m= > rw8dqNtKm1OvCRYXqq5Jj2TUa4qGK2BRjsl8jgGsRaE&s=fSiFJSHQLWw5A3HgDv1- > 7AzMj8lWufLeeqomVllCtC8&e= > > All contributions are greatly appreciated! > > -- Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR
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