. . I still haven't learned to use the spin yet.[quote]
It will be an OMG! kinda' day!
[quote]. . .The Blade single handed with only the mainsail was able to walk away from all but the Inter 20 .and was able to stay very close to the Inter 20 every fist leg upwind.
Downwind is when the other boats would make up lots of ground but in only 2 cases at C mark I was passed by a Nacra 5.8.
The boat seems to be much faster that the handicap would lead me to believe. All the other sailors were amazed as to how fast the boat was upwind and how fast it was downwind with only a mainsail.
The handicap under these conditions resulted in all boats giving me time, but it seems like it should have been the other way around.
SHHHH! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
btw- there is some good stuff in the "proper spinnaker technique" thread.
