Re: sail graphics

From: hlg@pacbell.net
Date: Wed Feb 09 2000 - 19:31:24 PST


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My lateen Potter sail has day-glo orange and white stripes. I find the high
visibility comforting when the powerboats/PWCs are buzzing around. (My sail
looks like a Sunfish because it is a Sunfish sail.)

Harry
P14 #234, Mantee
Mountain View, CA

>Heck, my sails are yellow (jib) and yellow and white. I like that. it
>makes me extremely visible. however, you can't really sneak up on anyone.
>not to mention the yellow hull......
>ken
>silverman
>p-15
>"vegan lorax", ya know, the potter 15 with the coolcenterboard controls in
>the cockpit.....
>
>On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Tim Spofford wrote:
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>> At 06:37 PM 02/08/2000 -0700, you wrote:
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>> >Lets face it, potter sails if all white, are **boring** ;
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>> Well, that all depends. I still think colored sails make them look like
>> Sunfish. With a few exceptions (blood red comes to mind, on the right
>> boat), sails, other than spinnakers and sailboards, should be white. IMHO.
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>> I realize there's a wide range of opinions on this subject and I don't mean
>> to start an argument. I just had to speak up for the record, and make it
>> known there's another point of view.
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