Hi Phill

My spinnaker is 16.9 sqm (181.9 sqft) and Gary's is 14.19 sqm (152.69 sqft). I think we've just about established that the smaller kite is slightly faster in most conditions. The next step is to try one a little smaller still. Both have exactly the same luff length. What makes a fast spinnaker is not turning out to be intuitively obvious!

The Twofold Bay Yacht Club regatta is advertised for the 14th & 15th February 2004. There's usually a good fleet of Hobies and some A-classes and Mosquitos there.

I would also like to make it to the Botany Bay Classic at Kurnell the following weekend, but I will have to earn some extra time off to manage that.

Is there a NSW F16 States planned for this season?

Cheers
Tim