2009 Sunfish Junior N.A. video

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chucktowncolie

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I shot some footage of the Junior North Americans and figured it would be nice to share it with everyone. It's under ten minutes b/c that's what I had to do in order to put it on youtube.

enjoy

 
I guess you're talking about the guy and gals from Ecuador (and a few other Juniors as well)....they are running with Jens rigs. They deliberately lower the spars and adjusts the goosenecks to de power the boats - It doesn't have much of an effect in light air, but in heavy air it allows the upper spar to bend. I've never run a Jens, so someone please feel to correct me if I'm wrong on that.
 
iconoclast said:
I noticed the sail is very low on the mast and the gooseneck is very far forwards.
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As Dayton already pointed out, these were all juniors, some of them definitely lightweights. You can see some whitecaps. But almost all racers carry the sailplan low, with the tack 2-4" off the deck.
And yes, several had tied a Jens rig, for instance Ecu 2, 4 and 5 and 78783; maybe others as well.

Also note at least two boats touching a mark :eek:. The video shows one of them (77338) doing a circle afterwards. PS: I am not implying that the other one didn't do what's right.

Thanks Dayton, this video is SO much better than the usual YouTube product.
 
Apparently quite a current at that yellow mark that 2 boats hit. There was wind, but, in relation to the mark, which was leaning in the current, the boats were barely moving at all. I could almost feel the frustration. Usually, these longish videos don't keep my attention, but this one did. Thanks.
 
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