You are correct regarding expense--spin racing just requires more of everything--crew, boat, gear, sails, food, drinks, etc. I like to race in what my crew prefers and also in the most competitive arena. Locally at least, the JAM fleet is not competitive enough for us--except for those whose high ratings in light air make it impossible to race fairly against them. Of course I like to win but more importantly I want race in a competitive fleet, even if I come in last but close to my competitors. Winning most of the time in our local JAM fleet is not as much fun as busting our collective as...es to come in last among the best local racers. That's my story and I am sticking to it!! Charlie NelsonWater PhantomC&C 36 XL/kcb
-----Original Message----- From: Thomas Delaney via CnC-List <[email protected]> To: cnc-list <[email protected]> Cc: Thomas Delaney <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Dec 18, 2019 7:13 pm Subject: Stus-List JAM vs Spinnaker Racing I don't know, it might be cheaper in the long run to move somewhere with a more competitive JAM fleet. --- Thomas C. Delaney 35-1 Snow Goose City Island, NY On Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 6:41 PM <[email protected]> wrote: Send CnC-List mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of CnC-List digest..." Today's Topics: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER <[email protected]> To: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <[email protected]> Cc: Bcc: Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 13:41:34 -0500 (EST) Subject: Stus-List JAM vs Spinnaker Racing JAM vs Spinnaker racing Moving up to Spinnaker racing was always my goal. It's a way to learn more about sailing and racing and the ultimate test of ones skills and a way to measure improvements. But it requires more hands, more crew and more crew skills, more money, more tactical/sailing skill. The boats winning JAM have new white $ails while the boats winning the spin class have new black $ail$ for upwind and new colored $ail$ for downwind. Plus, the competition among Spinnaker fleet seems a lot more aggressive at the start and unforgiving. I am for whatever gets people out sailing, using their boats more; racing, cruising distances or just daysailing more, instead of the boats sitting idle at the dock. Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute, 1989 C&C 34R _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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