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U20 General Discussion / Re: Don't Sleep on your Spinnaker! Downwind gains are easy.
« Last post by Josh Jones on April 24, 2025, 01:27:43 PM »And some of us will have fresh new sheets and comforters too.
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U20 General Discussion / Re: Don't Sleep on your Spinnaker! Downwind gains are easy.
« Last post by Steve Shaw on April 23, 2025, 09:05:44 PM »Fleet discount time is over and 5 of your competitors are going to be taking advantage of being out there with NEW spinnakers. Keep an eye out for them.
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U20 General Discussion / Re: Don't Sleep on your Spinnaker! Downwind gains are easy.
« Last post by Josh Jones on April 20, 2025, 08:25:41 PM »Instead of sleeping on your spinnaker like it's a fitted sheet, I prefer to cover up with it like it's a down comforter.
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U20 General Discussion / Re: Don't Sleep on your Spinnaker! Downwind gains are easy.
« Last post by Steve Shaw on April 20, 2025, 06:10:48 PM »Literally and figuratively speaking.
It helps the life of your spinnaker to store it dry and folded. NOT stuffed.
It helps the life of your spinnaker to store it dry and folded. NOT stuffed.
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U20 Regattas - Where, When & Who's Going! / Re: Racing in ARKANSAS? Huh??
« Last post by Travis Gregory on April 20, 2025, 04:04:26 PM »Sounds like fun. We hear there is a small fleet forming up in your neck of the woods! Keep us posted!
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U20 Regattas - Where, When & Who's Going! / Re: Ultimate 20 2025 Pacific Coast Championship September 19-21
« Last post by Travis Gregory on April 20, 2025, 04:03:36 PM »Premier West Coast Venue! We have at least 3 Utah boats planning to travel. See you there!
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U20 General Discussion / Don't Sleep on your Spinnaker! Downwind gains are easy.
« Last post by Steve Shaw on April 20, 2025, 03:04:46 PM »There is a common misconception that the downwind legs of a race are for a bit of a break. This is not the case and if you treat it right. You can make more positions up on a downwind leg of a racecourse than anywhere else.
This has led to people thinking that their spinnaker doesn't matter as much in the sail inventory. Luckily for the people who replace there spinnaker every few years, they get to sail around a lot of people who think that the spinnaker is just there to get in the way of the wind.
Shape holding and cloth integrity have a lot to do with getting downwind fast. Spinnaker nylon is a woven cloth that has a "finish" on it that keeps the yarns in place and therefor stronger and less porous. If you hold your spinnaker up to the sun and can see areas of sunlight through very small fractures or if you can hold a section up to your mouth and breath through it or your spit can go from the front side of it to the backside, you are definitely in serious need of a new sail.
Getting back to my original point, if you have the best equipment and your competition doesn't, you have just multiplied the factor of being further ahead of them on the racecourse without even then adding in the tactical side of things. Boatspeed is KING! Don't nap on it
This has led to people thinking that their spinnaker doesn't matter as much in the sail inventory. Luckily for the people who replace there spinnaker every few years, they get to sail around a lot of people who think that the spinnaker is just there to get in the way of the wind.
Shape holding and cloth integrity have a lot to do with getting downwind fast. Spinnaker nylon is a woven cloth that has a "finish" on it that keeps the yarns in place and therefor stronger and less porous. If you hold your spinnaker up to the sun and can see areas of sunlight through very small fractures or if you can hold a section up to your mouth and breath through it or your spit can go from the front side of it to the backside, you are definitely in serious need of a new sail.
Getting back to my original point, if you have the best equipment and your competition doesn't, you have just multiplied the factor of being further ahead of them on the racecourse without even then adding in the tactical side of things. Boatspeed is KING! Don't nap on it
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U20 Regattas - Where, When & Who's Going! / Ultimate 20 2025 Pacific Coast Championship September 19-21
« Last post by Mike Josselyn on April 20, 2025, 12:37:38 AM »Hold this date for the PCCs to be held at the Richmond Yacht Club on San Francisco Bay. It will be a three day regatta as part of the One Design Invitational Regatta being held at the Club. The number of fleets invited is limited to four and the U20s were selected given their strong presence at RYC and the support of other boat owners who have traveled to RYC for various events on the Bay.
So, you can expect a great race committee, a challenging event on the Bay during our "warm weather" season, and a welcoming venue at RYC. Mark your calendars and more information will be coming on the event and logistics.
So, you can expect a great race committee, a challenging event on the Bay during our "warm weather" season, and a welcoming venue at RYC. Mark your calendars and more information will be coming on the event and logistics.
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U20 Boat Maintenance & Care / Re: Mast-up boat cover vendor?
« Last post by Josh Jones on April 18, 2025, 12:23:29 PM »I have one. Blue.
See attached
Also Allen doesn't have this cover anymore, I purchased it from him, and it's been doing great.
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U20 Boat Maintenance & Care / Re: Mast-up boat cover vendor?
« Last post by Josh Jones on April 18, 2025, 12:22:33 PM »All, the LNYC fleet as researched a new mast up cover builder with and without side skirts.
The cost of the cover at the time of this post is below. I have also included the vendor contact information (Kinder Industries).
Thanks to U20 Owner John Ketner for the footwork to find this vendor.
U20 skirted. $1875 + $125 Gore Tex Thread = $2,000
U20 non-skirted. $1500 + $125 Gore Tex Thread = $1,625
Plus shipping
sales@kinderindustries.com
kinderindustries.com
One thing of note about the Kinder cover, owners have found that the back section that zips up isn't wide enough. Paul DiMarco has designed a zippered spacer (zipper on two sides) to make it wider for sale, but if someone orders a new cover it will probably be worth it to have Kinder update their design.
Edit: I guess maybe this has been fixed on newer covers, but still worth a note if you are ordering a new one.