[C38] Spinnakers for Sale

Fri Aug 2 13:45:37 EDT 2013

"All that carbon fiber is really strong until it isn't. Then it fails 
catastrophically ..."

This reminds me of a few years ago when the St. Pete Yacht Club was 
hosting a regatta and one of the custom racing boats with a tall carbon 
fiber mast took a direct lightning strike.  My boat was only 150' away 
and at first we thought we were hit.  We saw commotion on the YC docks 
and ran over to help.

No one was hurt but the racing boat was taking on water and the only 
evidence they ever had a mast was a tangle of shrouds on deck and a pile 
of black dirt, formerly high priced carbon fiber mast material, around 
where the mast used to pass through the cabin top.

Everyone was amazed at how the mast turned to dust and fiber hair in 
nanoseconds.

Tom Troncalli

On 8/1/2013 9:55 PM, cat38skip wrote:
> William,
> If the AC guys can quit whining and put their big boy panties on and 
> get to racing and finish the qualifying on time we won't have to sail 
> through their course.
> All that carbon fiber is really strong until it isn't. Then it fails 
> catastrophically ...
> Not sure who who would 'win' that contact...
>
>
>
>
> Sent from Samsung tablet
>
> William Knowles <whk1965 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm sending this stuff to Sailing anarchy, may be they can have you 
> guys sail straight though the ac72 fleet , like the MC's 32's through 
> the optimists in Italy. It would be cool to see what an ultra-light 72 
> does when it hits a tank. Whoooo !
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:04 PM, littlebreeze at comcast.net 
> <mailto:littlebreeze at comcast.net> <littlebreeze at comcast.net 
> <mailto:littlebreeze at comcast.net>> wrote:
>
>     And you'll be able to see me infront of you too.
>
>     Sent from the San Francisco Bay, home of the 2013 Catalina 38
>     Nationals.
>
>
>     ----- Reply message -----
>     From: "cat38skip" <cat38skip at yahoo.com <mailto:cat38skip at yahoo.com>>
>     To: <listserve at catalina38.org <mailto:listserve at catalina38.org>>
>     Subject: [C38] Spinnakers for Sale
>     Date: Thu, Aug 1, 2013 16:42
>
>
>     I suppose 'IT'S ON'  We just got a 200mm lens so we can pick out
>     the trailing boats from the clutter on the horizon....
>
>     Dave
>
>
>
>
>     Sent from Samsung tablet
>
>     littlebreeze at comcast.net <mailto:littlebreeze at comcast.net> wrote:
>     Yea, I figured you can't handle a jib, so you really need a
>     spinnaker during the race this year.  That way we really see what
>     a spinnaker looks like wrapped around your head stay.  I'll take
>     photos for you from the stern of my boat.  Hope I have a long lens.
>
>     Kerry
>
>     Sent from the San Francisco Bay, home of the 2013 Catalina 38
>     Nationals.
>
>
>     ----- Reply message -----
>     From: "cat38skip" <cat38skip at yahoo.com <mailto:cat38skip at yahoo.com>>
>     To: <listserve at catalina38.org <mailto:listserve at catalina38.org>>
>     Subject: [C38] Spinnakers for Sale
>     Date: Thu, Aug 1, 2013 09:27
>
>
>     Ooooohhhh, Kerry,  now the trash-talk begins!!! This is getting GOOD!
>
>     Maybe you should pick one up. It would more entertaining than our
>     fouled jib last year.
>
>
>
>
>     Sent from Samsung tablet
>
>     littlebreeze at comcast.net <mailto:littlebreeze at comcast.net> wrote:
>     Dave, that 1.5 oz spinnaker won't help you in the San Francisco
>     race unless Steve comes down to show you how to use it.
>
>     Kerry
>
>     Sent from the San Francisco Bay, home of the 2013 Catalina 38
>     Nationals.
>
>
>     ----- Reply message -----
>     From: "Steve Smolinske" <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com
>     <mailto:SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com>>
>     To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org
>     <mailto:listserve at catalina38.org>>
>     Subject: [C38] Spinnakers for Sale
>     Date: Wed, Jul 31, 2013 21:37
>
>
>     ..75 ounce, class size spinnaker available, if no one is
>     interested, Ill
>     ship them off early next week for consignment,
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
>     <mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org>
>     [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
>     <mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org>] On Behalf Of Steve
>     Smolinske
>     Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 9:28 PM
>     To: rwaview9 at bigpond.com <mailto:rwaview9 at bigpond.com>; Catalina
>     38 Listserve
>     Subject: Re: [C38] Spinnakers for Sale
>
>     Angelika the .75 is on hold until I hear back from you
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
>     <mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org>
>     [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
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>     Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 4:12 PM
>     To: Catalina 38 Listserve
>     Subject: Re: [C38] Spinnakers for Sale
>
>     Hi Steve
>     I know we would be interested in one just not sure which one as
>     husband
>     Gary is currently unreachable in Fiji (most likely it would be the
>     standard one) Can give you a definitive answer within 24hours when he
>     returns to Australia Cheer Angelika Boheme 362
>
>     Sent via BlackBerry(r) from Vodafone
>
>     -----Original Message-----
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