[Alberg30] Drifter advice

[Brian and Elaine Timmins]

If you already have a reaching spinnaker, I think your answer is obvious.
Buy what YOU want not what the sailmaker wants to build!
North (I think) makes a "Code 0" asymmetrical reaching spinnaker that works
with a furling drum and is a modern day replacement for a drifter/reacher.
But you already have a reaching spinnaker.
A proper drifter can go further into the wind than any reaching sail, so
it's not the same as a reaching spinnaker.
Different technology, different application, different operation.
Make your choice based on your desire and intended usage.
Regards, Brian #497
----- Original Message -----
From: "greg" <greg at vandenbergphoto.com>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 7:30 PM
Subject: [Alberg30] Drifter advice


> Happy New Year  Group... I find myself needing advice on weather or not
> to have a drifter fabricated I am looking for a head sail I can use "on
> the wind" if need be and in air to 8 /12 kt's apparent... tops. The mid
> summer condition I find myself in so many times. When I brought the
> subject up... the sail rep. tried to steer me into making a spinnaker
> (all be it a very flat asymmetrical spinnaker) for my purpose and giving
> me the impression... in modern terms what I wanted was this and not the
> drifter. I already have a reaching spinnaker not as flat as he describes
> and still thing what I want is a drifter.  I also don't want to make a
> frivolous purchase. Please advise.
>
> Greg
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