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Initially Posted - 02/11/2002 :  20:57:55  Show Profile
Several months ago I saw a reference to a sail called a 'Drifter' on this forum ( I believe it was in a post from Arlyn). I bought one soon after but up till this past weekend had used it only once. It just always seemed too much trouble to put up and I a
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<font face='Comic Sans MS'><font size=2>Calvin – A drifter may be the most useful extra sail you carry. When I bought Peregrine it had a brand new North drifter still in the original bag, never used. Remember to get it down when the wind picks up to 7 kno
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Response Posted - 02/26/2002 :  20:07:43  Show Profile
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What happens if the drifter is left up in stronger winds? The winds where I sail are so variable that one minute it may be calm and the next blowing 15 knots - from 2 directions!

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Calvin - that sounds just like Canyon Lake<img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>
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What happens if the drifter is left up in stronger winds? The winds where I sail are so variable that one minute it may be calm and th
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