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Old 01-09-2008
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While I understand the ease and rationale behind spending less on the sails for a fractional rig, I like Sasha prefer the mast head configuration for its pointing ability. When we race competitively its a great advantage to have 5 degrees advantage on the inside track beating and be able to balance the boat sail area wise with the fractional rigged boats. Many times thats the only margin for winning. We have a C&C 35 MKIII. Had I a larger boat I might reconsider. That J36 is a beauty.

Dave
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