| Re: Mike Zuteck US Sailor of the Week
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#136077 03/12/08 04:09 PM 03/12/08 04:09 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,116 Annapolis, MD Mark Schneider
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Posts: 3,116 Annapolis, MD | Anybody use Harken Magic Blocks?
Mike invented those and they were perfected by Greg Scace and then bought by Harken...
They are a really cool single line 6 to 1 then 12 to 1 block set. The idea is that you can grind a lot of sheet in with the 6 to 1 and then when you are going up wind mostly trimmed in... you have a 12 to 1 system in hand.
They fell out of favor when the wild thing technique was perfected... You were just on the edge of the 6 or 12 range and you could go swiming if you were not careful.
It takes me an hour to figure the damn thing out if you have to redo them.
Congrats!
crac.sailregattas.com
| | | Re: Mike Zuteck US Sailor of the Week
[Re: mbounds]
#136078 03/12/08 06:12 PM 03/12/08 06:12 PM |
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,200 Vancouver, BC Tornado
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Posts: 1,200 Vancouver, BC | Hey, someone tell Wouter he has competition on the Wind Turbine thing!
I met Mike Z. the first time I went to the US Tornado Nats in Houston. Was setting up the boat and some dude rode up on a mountain bike with a helmet & goggles...all the standard bikiing gear. Got to chatting about T's for a bit...I of course didn't know who this guy was so started spouting all the really basic sutff about the boat. He let me go for a while before offering his hand to shake & his name.
DUH! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Mike Dobbs Tornado CAN 99 "Full Tilt"
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[Re: H17cat]
#136080 03/13/08 05:15 AM 03/13/08 05:15 AM |
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 Susan_Gatley
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Posts: 1 | No i have not used Harken Magic Blocks.
Find beautiful picture of cat.
| | | Re: Mike Zuteck US Sailor of the Week
[Re: H17cat]
#136081 03/13/08 06:29 AM 03/13/08 06:29 AM | Anonymous
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Unregistered | I sailed with Mike for 4 years at M.I.T. As I recall the only problem was his insistence on driving his ancient Studebaker Lark to regattas. Mean time between failures was something like 2 days so Mike's timely arrival was frequently an issue. I only hope he's keeping that car in better repair now.
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#136082 03/13/08 07:19 AM 03/13/08 07:19 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe Wouter
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | Hey, someone tell Wouter he has competition on the Wind Turbine thing!
I would rather designate him a fellow traveller or something to that extend. The more guys who work in it the better ! Wouter
Wouter Hijink Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild) The Netherlands
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