If you are interested we have our annual Fighting Island Regatta at LaSalle Mariners Yacht Club on August 23rd. This is the original home of Panache. We have...
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JIM GRAU
jgra5725@...
Aug 12, 2008 4:47 am
thank you very much from Port Bruce new home of Sigma ,1980 hinterhoeller n26 ... From: John Vandereerden <jvandereerden@...> To:...
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JIM GRAU
jgra5725@...
Aug 12, 2008 4:48 am
thank you very much from Port Bruce ,new home of sigma ,a 1980 hinterhoeller n 26 ... From: John Vandereerden <jvandereerden@...> To:...
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doomdahdoomdoom
Aug 12, 2008 12:03 pm
I should have been more specific with my message. I could go anywhere on *Lake Ontario* :) Thanks for letting me know a bit of Panache's history - maybe...
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doomdahdoomdoom
Aug 12, 2008 12:04 pm
FYI this is the website for the Notice of Race of the Bronte Rocks Regatta: http://www.bronterocks.com/notice-of-race...
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Douglas
garvock
Aug 14, 2008 3:02 am
The Lake Ontario white sail phrf ratings for the Niagara 26 went down 6 last year. Anyone know why? Is everyone winning? I have to give a C&C 30 3 points...
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David Godin
godind2000
Aug 14, 2008 3:15 am
In Montreal the C&C 30 has a Time On Time hadicap of 1.000 and Time on Distance of 180. Tha Niagara 26 has 0.996 and 183. So the C&C gives time to the Niagara...
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Hoyt, Mike
fulltilt2ca
Aug 14, 2008 10:26 am
Not sure why the 6 points in PHRF-LO but probably due to review based on race results in open regattas. In our area we sailed against a lot of C&C30s. One was...
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jim
sailsforever
Aug 14, 2008 3:02 pm
... a ... Probably because the c&c owners whined to the right people long enough...
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John Vandereerden
bottomsupn26
Aug 14, 2008 5:28 pm
Essex County PHRF rating for an unmodified Niagara 26 OB is 192 spinnaker and 199 JOG. WE have 2 C&C 30's measured both are 177 spinnaker and one is 188 JOG...
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Hoyt, Mike
fulltilt2ca
Aug 14, 2008 5:53 pm
I hate to get too into this right now but ratings are pretty simple. The only ones who try to play games are the boat owners and the brokers that sell the...
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JIM GRAU
sailsforever
Aug 14, 2008 6:03 pm
Thanks mike that was agood oiece of imfo ... From: "Hoyt, Mike" <mike.hoyt@...> To: niagarasailboatownerspage@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August...
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Hoyt, Mike
fulltilt2ca
Aug 14, 2008 6:11 pm
Jim I take it you are poking fun at my dyslexic typing skills (or just have same problem) Mike ________________________________ From:...
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JIM GRAU
sailsforever
Aug 14, 2008 6:18 pm
lmao ,didnt even notice ,sorry ,gees ,by the way is there any pictures on how a jiffy rigging main sail works ,I dont think my new boat i s set up properly ......
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Hoyt, Mike
fulltilt2ca
Aug 14, 2008 6:42 pm
Jim See picture below. In the picture you can make out the cringle for reef approx 2.5 feet up the leech of main from boom. There is an eye strap on one side...
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John Parkhurst
jhnparkhurst
Aug 14, 2008 9:49 pm
HI all. The N-26 Rating ont phrf flying sail did not change this year it was 183 last year . The Nfs rating did the -6. The reason given was"Mulitiple boats,...
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JIM GRAU
sailsforever
Aug 14, 2008 11:09 pm
thank you for the update ... From: John Parkhurst <parkbart@...> To: niagarasailboatownerspage@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008...
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Hoyt, Mike
fulltilt2ca
Aug 15, 2008 12:39 pm
John Interesting comments. In Nova Scotia three years or so ago we made a change to LP adjustments. We stopped the practice of giving a 1 ASPN point (approx 6...
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David Godin
godind2000
Aug 15, 2008 3:15 pm
I don't know if you guys dissagree with me but I think that when racing PHRF, one should reminde it's self that Handicaps is an approxiamation system to allow...
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Hoyt, Mike
fulltilt2ca
Aug 15, 2008 5:04 pm
David We raced Full Tilt 2 one tim eearly on against 4 other Niagara 26 in Bedford Nova Scotia in a One Design race. The class called for main and #3 only,...
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jim
sailsforever
Aug 21, 2008 5:41 pm
I love this boat ,now that I have had it for approx 3 weeks ,all the imfo on her was right ,its fast ,handles easily and is a pleasure to sail ,now to get a...
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doomdahdoomdoom
Aug 24, 2008 4:03 am
Hey all, For the Bronte Rocks Regatta next weekend, both my experienced spinnaker guys are unavailable. I'd like to race in the flying sails class, but only...
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jim
sailsforever
Sep 9, 2008 6:01 pm
My just purchased n26 did not come with a spinny or pole ,I need to know the pole length and what spinny every one has chosen along with the measurements as I...
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Hoyt, Mike
fulltilt2ca
Sep 9, 2008 6:23 pm
The pole length is equal to J which I elieve is 10.42 feet on the Niagara. An All Purpose (AP) is a good all round chute One alternative is a Asymetric spin...
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JIM GRAU
sailsforever
Sep 9, 2008 7:10 pm
Mike ,thank you ,that was very helpful ,hows it goin ,have you had a good summer? ... From: "Hoyt, Mike" <mike.hoyt@...> To:...
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marilyndca
Sep 14, 2008 4:42 pm
I am the person who recently set up the new "niagara35sailboatowners" list at Yahoo after our Sailnet list was abruptly cancelled. Is there anyone on this list...
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doomdahdoomdoom
Oct 6, 2008 1:13 pm
Does anybody happen to know (or have their boat out of the water and is willing to measure) depth of the keel from the bottom of the hull on a Niagara 26? ...
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rolyn151
Oct 29, 2008 11:29 pm
hello folks ,well another season has ended and of course did not sail as much as we wanted . Would like to buy a trailer for my N26 ,so next year at this time...
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ragingwind2003
Nov 1, 2008 10:48 pm
Link to see pictures of storm damaged Goman built N26 #102 for sale in Texas.Looks like a write off to me. www.yachtsalvage.com/Listings/YS083102.htm...
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doomdahdoomdoom
Nov 10, 2008 5:46 pm
For the record, if anybody is ever looking for this measurement in the future, it is 34 inches. I ended up going off of pictures I had of the boat before...
