Tom what about that UPS sail? Re: [Rhodes22-list] Baltimore thank-yous to...

SVTRITON@aol.com SVTRITON@aol.com
Tue, 8 Oct 2002 08:30:18 EDT


hi mary lou
go to doylesails.com...under cruising sails....the sail is a compromise as 
all things are when your a single handed cruiser.....you need a pad eye on 
the deck about 4 inches aft of the forestay and a halyard to hoist it...it 
comes with a harken furler and furls on its own luff...very easy to store and 
is very lighweight like a spin...the differences are that it is smaller than 
a spin but larger and lighter than the 175..you can tack with it or jibe...if 
the wind picks up you just furl it and drop it on the deck and roll out your 
normal headsail...i use a biradial 150...also doyle...its range is 8kts of 
wind on a close reach...13 kts on a beam reach and 18 kts on a run....mine 
was made by doyle on long island and they did a wonderful job....doug has a 
picture of the pad eye which he said he would post....ill try to get a 
picture of the sail and the furler but you can see that on the website...if 
you have any specific questions just post them ill be happy to answer what i 
can...sorry ill miss you at the show...were going on saturday....happy sailing
best 
tom