I guess I need to chime in here.

MY system is far superior to what Rick has now (sorry Rick)! Why not go back to your old system then?

He is convinced that he outsailed Hobie 16, 18, 20, etc. I am not calling him out, but those must have been some poorly sailed boats or Mars must have been aligned with Pluto.

When we went out last week to go mono-a-mono, Rick had to bail because he couldn't get any luff tension on his rig, but I sailed half way around the island and back and had a ball. Even tried the AC45 thing in front of the restaurants and bars.

Having said that, my hooter or whatever you want to call it works perfectly and goes very fast reaching back and forth.

I cannot sail upwind as fast as a standard Wave and never thought I could. Two things prevent that:

1. You would need a very flat (code zero) cut which I don't want.
2. With the sail furled, you have weight forward and windage that the simple Wave does not have.

So....where does this leave us? My intent was to have an arrangement that I can use in distance handicap races where the chance of long reaches out weighs the chance of a long upwind leg.

I took a lot of detail photos last week and I will try to post them tonight or tomorrow.

PS: It would be much easier if Rick would add a direct photo uploader to this forum. It is very easy to do, BTW, Rick.

Thanks for your views Jack.

Flickr is a good place to put photos and supply links to either individual pics or sets.

I know...However, I have my own UBB forum and I simply had my adviser add a direct uploader.

I haven't forgotten about this, I have just been real busy.

No problem. I'm in Ohio getting soaked by the remnants of Issac. Can't wait to get to LA/Catalina.

You're planning to sail a Wave across to Catalina?
That's serious water for a Wave. However, I always thought a Wave would be a great way to explore the rough coast of the island.

Maui to Catalina????

No, read his messge. It's OHIO to Catalina!

Wasn't there an annual catamaran sail to Catalina from LA? I remember something about boat inspections and having to add a second set of standing rigging.


Too much beating to weather. You'd have to head due north and make a right turn and reach to Catalina. And then there's the Pacific High...

It's funny, I just talked to a guy on Maui yesterday, who called my office completely by mistake. He was planning to fly into Indy, on his way to Muncie. But I was able to help him with some business and tax questions to prepare for his trip. I think flying would definitely be better than sailing in from Maui.