Re: P19/P15- Stuff for sale and free -- SF Bay Area

From: Bill Combs (ttursine@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Mar 10 2000 - 19:53:22 PST


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> on 3/10/00 10:17 PM, hlg@pacbell.net at hlg@pacbell.net wrote:

>> He also had the batten pockets
>> removed and the roach cut in a straight line from the head to the clew.
>> That's called a swedish leech I think. I don't know why he did that to the
>> sail -- maybe just in case he got caught in a hurricane or something? He
>> sailed Redwing all over the west coast single handed, so maybe he figured it
>> was a safety feature?!?
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> I've read that it is common for cruising sailors to use a roachless main to
> eliminate the sail wear and other problems associated with battens.

As best I can recall, you can blame (?) the popularization of that concept
on the Pardeys. It has merit if you are oriented toward minimum wear rather
than maximum efficiency, not a bad attitude for cruising.

Regards,
Bill Combs

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