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Heard a guy say that when the wind came in almost everybody flipped but that one of the top sailors boat(Gunnar Larsen / Xander Pols or something like that) was ongoing with the spi out there. The argument was that it it would be more safe due to the upward force of the spi. Any comments on that strategy? No. "upward force" is about 8 degrees...not enough to overcome the "downward force" provided by the wind on the sails X the distance above the hulls in the water. Not sure about all the math, but the spin lifts the bows ( as does everything forward of the mast) and keeps you from stuffing. Always safer to keep the spin up on a boat designed for it than not, assuming you are going downwind and capable of handling/ driving it.
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