Be afraid, Hanlei orders new Mains'l.....

[Captain Commanding Hanale]

Captains Commanding,(particularly NE Fleet Skippers!)

At 7 bells in the forenoon watch on 2/21/02, that rascal Captain Stump of the sailing vessel Hanalei ordered a new mains'l from Mack Sails in Stuart, FL. It will be conventionally battened, two reefs, shelf foot, with shelf foot on slugs. It will have tell tails, a jack line and triple stitched seams! It will be constructed of 6.62 oz. High Aspect Dacron! Delivery date is about the end of March. Order and acquisition of a new 110% Yankee will be forthcoming! Yep, 110%! Travis Mack will design this Yankee especially for Hanalei to replace an original Yankee that was apparently cut down to fit it into a roller furler and is currently guestimated to be less than 85% of the fore triangle.

The new Yankee will have a foam luff to aid in fuller reefing. The Yankee will be miter cut and of 6.77 oz. dacron.

This message is not meant to alarm any New England Skipper, but Sirs, if I were you, I would be AFRAID, I WOULD BE VERY AFRAID, that Hanalei may be sitting at the bar at the Watch Hill Inn awaiting your arrival to the anchorage in Napatree after the RACE, August 4th. next!! I remain Sirs, your most HUMBLE servant........

Dave Stump
Captain Commanding
s/v Hanalei CD-30C
CDSOA NUMBER ONE ! !

[Michael Heintz]

Captain Dave,

Hate to burst your ballon (not waterballon), I'm proud to announce that the order is placed and deposite paid to UK sails for: 1)Performance Full Batten "Batmain" 7.0oz Loosefooted Mainsail
2) 155% Passagemaker 6.5oz Genoa, with foam Luff Pad, Reefing reinforcement.

So I must report to you SIR.. I have no fear!!!!!And when you stumble into the Watch Hill bar, I will raise a GLASS TO YOU SIR !!!!!

Michael Heintz
Captain Commanding
Macht Nichts
CD 30 MK II
Racing Sloop



mzenith@aol.com

[Hanalei]

Captain Heintz aka: "Deep Pockets"!

Hanalei will be standing on & off of Bartlett Reef this August 4th. next awaiting your "coming out"!

Hanalei

[Warren Kaplan]

Literally just got off the phone with my sailmaker at Doyle Sails Long Island. Two weeks ago I ordered a brand new Doyle 2+2 Mainsail. He just told me he was over at the boatyard on Monday and measured my mast (which is on a rack) and then opened the "zipper" on the shrink wrap and went aboard and measured the boom. I, too, should have the sail at the end of March. This mainsail will be from 6.46oz dacron (27 ft boat not 30ft) with the top two battens full length and the bottom two battens "conventional" but extra long. It will be a loose footed sail. I'm really excited about seeing the increase in performance with the new sail as compared to my original blown out 22 year old Vector main. Sine Qua Non should point higher and heal much less.
Let's see. A couple of sails ordered from Mack. A couple from UK. And one from Doyle. At least we are doing our part in spreading around the wealth and keeping the sailmakers happy. Good for us!

Warren Kaplan
Sine Qua Non
Cd27 #166



Setsail728@aol.com

[Don Carr]

Dave; Why didja wait so long. My new trick hoist blade for upwind pinching is on the truck as I write. Take delivery next week.
Are you doing 'off soundings' as a test drive?



carrds@us.ibm.com

[Mike Thorpe]

The sail makers should be happy with the NE Fleet. Journey's End will pass this season next without any additional sails...what's the point when your #1 where the water it counts (Blue Water). Incidently, Captain Heintz, if I remember my PHRF rules correctly, genoas larger than 150% incur a rating penalty. Capt. Stump you owe me!!

Mike Thorpe
Journey's End
The True #1

Literally just got off the phone with my sailmaker at Doyle Sails Long Island. Two weeks ago I ordered a brand new Doyle 2+2 Mainsail. He just told me he was over at the boatyard on Monday and measured my mast (which is on a rack) and then opened the "zipper" on the shrink wrap and went aboard and measured the boom. I, too, should have the sail at the end of March. This mainsail will be from 6.46oz dacron (27 ft boat not 30ft) with the top two battens full length and the bottom two battens "conventional" but extra long. It will be a loose footed sail. I'm really excited about seeing the increase in performance with the new sail as compared to my original blown out 22 year old Vector main. Sine Qua Non should point higher and heal much less.
Let's see. A couple of sails ordered from Mack. A couple from UK. And one from Doyle. At least we are doing our part in spreading around the wealth and keeping the sailmakers happy. Good for us!

Warren Kaplan
Sine Qua Non
Cd27 #166

mthorpe@capecod.net

[Michael Heintz]

Captain Thorpe,

I believe I mispoke....that would be a 150% Genoa...

Lord knows that rating from last year was bad enough, I mean really....how many minutes do I have to give that slow boat Hanalie???

Michael Heintz
Captain Commanding
Macht Nichts
CD 30 MK II
Racing Sloop



mzenith@aol.com

[Hanalei]

What per say, is a "trick blade". Is it a special knife to cut your flag halyard when ya wants to strike?

[Mike Thorpe]

Captain Heintz,

As for Captain Stump....need you wonder. He has asked for so much, for so long, that he now wants everything forever.

Now to your overlap. My silence is available...for a price! Hmmmmm what might that price be??? Think Maine race ********* *****.

Captain Thorpe
of the Blue Water s/v vessel
Journey's End

Captain Thorpe,

I believe I mispoke....that would be a 150% Genoa...

Lord knows that rating from last year was bad enough, I mean really....how many minutes do I have to give that slow boat Hanalie???

Michael Heintz
Captain Commanding
Macht Nichts
CD 30 MK II
Racing Sloop

mthorpe@capecod.net