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  • Finally finished up the video from last fall's Dauphin Island Sailing trip. "bad Gybe" I posted a while back and got much feedback :) I'm new so take it easy on me icon_cool

    Anyway let me know what you think.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KRajUITZ6g

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    1988 Nacra 5.2
    YouTube link to see boat in action:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddinE6IorSrPpZrlvcwAjRzSIQsKYPG1
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  • Nice video! It reminded me of the last time I sailed with an A class cat that did circles around me.

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    David
    Nacra 5.5SL
    Nacra 5.2 (sold)
    San Diego, CA
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  • Nice video! It reminded me of the last time I sailed with an A class cat that did circles around me.

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    David
    Nacra 5.5SL
    Nacra 5.2 (sold)
    San Diego, CA
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  • Why are posts being duplicated?

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    David
    Nacra 5.5SL
    Nacra 5.2 (sold)
    San Diego, CA
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  • thanks for watching

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    1988 Nacra 5.2
    YouTube link to see boat in action:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddinE6IorSrPpZrlvcwAjRzSIQsKYPG1
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  • Charlie, please check your Private Messages, top left hand corner, have sent you PM's and noticed you have not read any of them icon_eek

    R
  • hey renovator, I responded, though I'm not sure everything with my account is working correctly. let me know if you got my message. Little late now. sorry I missed you.

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    1988 Nacra 5.2
    YouTube link to see boat in action:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddinE6IorSrPpZrlvcwAjRzSIQsKYPG1
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  • SICK 5.2 man! A lot of work went into that boat.
    Who made the sails?
    The only thing that I saw was when the wind looked like it was up there was still a lot of shape in sails, flattening out in heavy stuff might make you a less vulnerable to big puffs.
    Also notice that your main doesn't have a batten at the foot like mine does, which is interesting, I might try mine without that batten to see how it does off the wind in lighter air, I can't get enough shape in it when i need it to.
    Nice work on the video!

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    Cesar (Cez) S.
    Hobie 16 (had a few)
    Nacra 5.2 "Hull Yeah"
    Vectorworks XJ - A class (not named yet)
    West Michigan (Grand Rapids/Holland Area)
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  • QuoteI might try mine without that batten to see how it does off the wind in lighter air, I can't get enough shape in it when i need it to.

    IMHO that's when you want to tighten your batten up - to induce shape in your sail
  • I'm with you there, I've had them pretty tight this season, still kind of flat though. Just going to play with it and see what happens.

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    Cesar (Cez) S.
    Hobie 16 (had a few)
    Nacra 5.2 "Hull Yeah"
    Vectorworks XJ - A class (not named yet)
    West Michigan (Grand Rapids/Holland Area)
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  • MN3
    QuoteI might try mine without that batten to see how it does off the wind in lighter air, I can't get enough shape in it when i need it to.

    IMHO that's when you want to tighten your batten up - to induce shape in your sail


    I don't know enough yet to debate. However I was in SUPER low air a week ago and the battens would not flip over on a tack or a gybe at that. I'm thinking they were a bit too tight for light air. when I say light air i'm talking like 3mph though. it was a paddle day here and there lol.

    QuoteSICK 5.2 man! A lot of work went into that boat.
    Who made the sails?


    Thanks!! The sails are Whirlwind. I can't give any credit to myself for the looks of the boat. I bought it this way from a guy I sorta knew. He did put tons of work in. We are going a bit over the top to try to keep it that way, I do love the way it looks.

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    1988 Nacra 5.2
    YouTube link to see boat in action:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddinE6IorSrPpZrlvcwAjRzSIQsKYPG1
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