[Public-List] Twin down wind jibs

[Gordon Laco]

Roger's death was a tragic circumstance.  I always thought he'd been the
only fatality too - until I saw an episode of 'May Day', that very well done
documentary series about air incidents.  I was quite surprised to learn that
Rogers was one of 23 who died in the smoke that filled that plane, and that
the fire was electrical, and not as so often reported, caused by someone
smoking in the aircraft's head.

I guess the way the story was first told stuck.  Here's a site that gives
the details... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Canada_Flight_797


On 08/04/12 9:16 AM, "John Birch" <Sunstone at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> Another reason to take WestJet and not AC, he was the only fatality - tragic
> and bitterly ironic.
> 
> Miss Stan Rogers music.
> 
> John
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net>
> To: "Don Lang" <potatosailor at yahoo.com>; "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to
> all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 8:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Twin down wind jibs
> 
> 
> Nifty use of the boom.... And I like Stan Rogers' music.  He used to play
> evenings in the place I had lunch each day when I worked in downtown
> Toronto... Sadly I never saw him play.  I didn't discover his music till
> after he was killed.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 08/04/12 3:18 AM, "Don Lang" <potatosailor at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> here's a video of the twin head sails I flew in the trades sailing to
>> Hawaii
>> from San Diego
>> 15-25 kts wind
>> 
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEMwv0QPOfo
>> 
>> Cheers, Don
>> 
>> 
>> anybody have a suggestion for what size is best for poled out twin down
>> wind
>> jibs? I have a 110 lapper and a new 140 genoa. would like to match one of
>> these sails for downwind work in lieu of a spinnaker, but am unsure how
>> much
>> sail area to put up. (trade winds from 10-25 kts)
>> 
>> Thanks
>> glenn p
>> Dolce 318
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