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 Post subject: Jib Kit for the Wave
PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:56 pm 
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Will a Jib Kit for the Wave give the boat more speed & performance? Is it worth the cost?


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 Post subject: Re: Jib Kit for the Wave
PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:19 am 
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The jib is small, but fun to use. It can help a bit on a reach, but was never intended as a big performance booster. This was part of a set of accessories that can help train people on their use... jib, trapeze and spinnaker. BTW... The spinnaker is a bigger performance boost!

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 Post subject: Re: Jib Kit for the Wave
PostPosted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:52 pm 
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the jib on the Wave will make the boat point better and tack a little easier.


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 Post subject: Re: Jib Kit for the Wave
PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 6:58 am 
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orange_elmo wrote:
the jib on the Wave will make the boat point better and tack a little easier.


This comes up every month or so.

The jib does NOT allow the boat to point higher. Unirigs will almost always point higher then a boat with a jib.

The Wave is very easy to tack and I doubt if the jib would make that any easier.

The jib might make the boat a little faster on a raech, however.

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