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Alan Therrien
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Initially Posted - 12/14/2001 :  21:43:53  Show Profile
Can anyone tell me why the drifter seems to be more popular with members of this site than the genaker? I currently own neither, and would appreciate your advice on which is easier to set, fly and douse. I hope to add one of the two before next season t
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John G-
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Response Posted - 12/14/2001 :  23:09:22  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
<font face='Comic Sans MS'><font size=2>Alan – Apples and oranges. The big difference is the genaker, depending on the weight of the fabric, can be flown in much heavier air than a drifter that must be taken down as the wind goes over 7 knots, hence the n
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Response Posted - 12/14/2001 :  23:12:45  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
<font face='Comic Sans MS'><font size=2>I really don’t have anything more to say I just wanted to get my “Skipper” status. <img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle></font id=size2></font id='Comic Sans MS'>

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ssteakley
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Response Posted - 12/31/2001 :  19:21:06  Show Profile
I have had my MoonChaser since May 2001, 250WK #385. I want to know why 250 owners are not using Spinnakers??
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SSteakley
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Response Posted - 12/31/2001 :  20:01:04  Show Profile
My understanding has always been, that it is just TOOOO much sail. Of course my 250 is a water ballast, I'm not sure if that rational also holds true for the wing keel. My drifter is like 1st gear....from 0-5+ knots it pulls the boat well, at that point
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