[quote=DamonLinkous][quote=bacho] I added a spin and I raced the same boats thinking I would do well and found myself in last place, I mean WAY back. Its ALL about experience. [/quote]
Yes, "time on the boat" and practice, not just cruising around is needed to get good.
But in your case it's also about adding a spin to a non-spin boat. I've resisted the urge to add a spinnaker to my H18 because I'm not convinced of the percent benefit vs the added complexity and weight of the rig. The H18 already has a giant jib and does very well down wind, which is the only time the spin can help, so you take a large rating hit but don't get the percent increase in performance the rating hit is designed for.
Just my opinion, no science to back it up. :-P[/quote]
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