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1981capri
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Initially Posted - 12/02/2007 :  13:42:05  Show Profile
After months of foot dragging for one reason or another, I finally got with the PO to pick up the rest of the stuff for the boat he had in his garage and attic. He had cushions and floor boards and the Capri 25 #1 and #2 headsails, spinnaker and pole that must have been like new when he bought the boat in 1992. He broke the head foil when he was setting up the boat and decided to get a hank on C25 Genoa because he was sailing short handed and never used these sails. The only thing is the spinnaker, except for blue 167, is Day-Glo-florescent-"hunter"-construction-worker-vest-(warning-warning)-ORANGE. HUMM...don't know if there is some message there. What a hoot!!! Can't wait to get these new sails on the boat.
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Response Posted - 12/02/2007 :  14:20:18  Show Profile
All I can say is when somebody flies a kite that loud, his boat had better be <i>FAST!</i> Sorta like the guy named Sue.
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1981capri
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Response Posted - 12/02/2007 :  15:00:35  Show Profile
Yes, and the mind reels at the thought of a spinnaker novice like myself muffing a retrieval. Could be something a person would never live down. Might be why the PO never flew the sail.
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Andy_334
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Response Posted - 12/02/2007 :  15:18:18  Show Profile
Not sure if this is the kind of ugly you had in mind, but.....
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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 12/02/2007 :  15:23:50  Show Profile
Wow--talk about living something down! Reminds me of a friend pulling up his jib, upside down, in front of a dozen J-24s headed out to a race. (I was on his boat.) Big round of applause!
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Andy_334
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Response Posted - 12/02/2007 :  15:28:31  Show Profile
They are great sports! (He may even be lurking here, so be kind)
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1981capri
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Response Posted - 06/16/2008 :  01:07:22  Show Profile
Just a quick update. Got a picture of the sail up.
Edited by - 1981capri on 06/16/2008 01:08:04
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saribella
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Response Posted - 06/17/2008 :  10:15:59  Show Profile
What is wrong with bright colored Spinnakers?
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Steve Blackburn
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Response Posted - 07/14/2008 :  18:41:57  Show Profile  Visit Steve Blackburn's Homepage
I think it looks great. I love orange.
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JohnP
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Response Posted - 07/15/2008 :  11:00:02  Show Profile
It looks pretty good on a cloudy day.

... but you have to show it to us again in full sun when you're surfing down waves at 9 knots in your Chinook 34. Are you going to keep it or leave it with the Capri?
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 11/17/2008 :  17:14:10  Show Profile
Hey, that orange spinnaker would be fine in east Tennessee, very close to UT orange. If the panels above and below the sail numbers were white...
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 11/17/2008 :  20:11:11  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
how about my #2?
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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 11/17/2008 :  21:23:04  Show Profile
A rainbow! Prop 8 message there Jim?
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 11/18/2008 :  11:22:32  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
Its a rainbow over a thunder cloud (is my guess - bought it used!)
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Andy_334
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Response Posted - 11/23/2008 :  16:30:48  Show Profile
On the topic of UGLY spins...........



Courtesy http://www.dallasjohnson.net
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SailCO26
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Response Posted - 11/25/2008 :  08:48:21  Show Profile  Visit SailCO26's Homepage
I'm glad Dallas isn't out where I race, otherwise Andy would be posting pics of ME in this thread!
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 11/26/2008 :  10:27:51  Show Profile
Mentioned on another thread... At the S2-7.9 Nationals that we hosted (I had chase boat duty), I saw one boat hoist the spin sideways like the pic above. fortunately for them it was during the practice race before the main event started. Pity I didn't have the camera with me that day. It was a fun event - 21 boats.
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essen48183
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Response Posted - 04/22/2009 :  19:15:26  Show Profile  Visit essen48183's Homepage
That orange one looks like a "Storm Spinnaker" You could tell people it was designed to be flown in front of a thundercloud.
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Russ.Johnson
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Response Posted - 04/23/2009 :  21:20:47  Show Profile
With that orange spinnaker, all you need now is matching hull paint.
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