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Date: 8/21/2012, 10:34 pm
: So now I'm wondering: since the next boat for me is likely to be an
: Outer Island, is this going to be a "wave piercer," or
: what? Ebb chop on SF Bay with a strong westerly offers many
: opportunities for submarining. (I did a lot of sailboat racing
: on the Bay in earlier days and have seen entire rigs collapse
: when yachts are beating toward the Gate in ebb chop conditions.)
: Conditions around here favor some fullness in the ends to keep
: the green ones from coming back and smacking you in the chest.
: --S
Scott
I paddled an OI stripper on SF Bay before I moved on to other boats (nothing to do with the OI ... I just like the art of boats). I'd say it was a bit of a "wave piercer" ... but just a tad ... was no big deal.
Ken Blanton
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Etienne Muller -- 8/21/2012, 4:07 pm- Re: Review: Rocker, considered
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Etienne Muller -- 8/21/2012, 6:59 pm- Re: Review: Rocker, considered
Jeff Horton -- 8/21/2012, 7:17 pm- Re: Review: Rocker, considered
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 8/21/2012, 7:41 pm- Re: Review: Rocker, considered
Ken Blanton -- 8/21/2012, 10:34 pm- Re: Review: Rocker, considered
Mike Bielski -- 8/22/2012, 12:11 am- Re: Review: Rocker, considered
Etienne Muller -- 8/22/2012, 4:31 am - Re: Review: Rocker, considered
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Will Nettles -- 8/21/2012, 9:03 pm- Re: Review: Rocker, considered
Mike Bielski -- 8/22/2012, 12:12 am- Re: Review: Rocker, considered
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Allan -- 8/22/2012, 1:32 am - Re: Review: Rocker, considered
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Jay Babina -- 8/22/2012, 8:06 am- Re: Review: Rocker, considered
Mike Bielski -- 8/22/2012, 8:59 am
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