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Running straight downwind

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Garrett Herschleb
Lakewood, CO, USA
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Running straight downwind
Posted 2016, Nov 14 12:28
Are these plots typical of a sloop with just a jib for the downwind portions? Would you see much higher speeds in the lower sections with a gennaker or spinnaker? Or even better with a spinnaker well adjusted with a whisker pole?
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