DOILY
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What technological spin offs can I expect for my Contessa 26?
Should I look for my cycle clips?
Should I look for my cycle clips?
AC75s
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dunedin
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Well the Co26 hull shape was similar to a smaller J Class from a 100 years ago - so may take a while to trickle down the various layers before reaches you. But probably a lot of racing tech has already benefitted your boat.
[70521]
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Rope is no longer made of hemp.
I strongly recommend bailing twine to cycle clips as it is far more adjustable.
Minerva
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I imagine that the ac75 twin layer mainsail will make an appearance on keelboats soon. Quite clever trick to so comprehensively alter the shape of the Aerofoil and seemingly straightforward to achieve too
Puffin10032
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Only in those classes which don't mind requiring the whole fleet to go out and buy a new mast and mainsail to stay competitive (which is really two mainsails and no doubt is way more expensive than a normal mainsail). Do such classes even exist?
The twin layer sail isn't new either. The idea had been around for about 90 years.
Roberto
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Full length sticky tell tales: you stick them on the sails so they will always be perfectly trimmed. 
Chiara’s slave
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James Wharram cats had it.
Puffin10032
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Thanks. I didn't know that. Not that I've ever heard of a James Wharram cat ...
Chiara’s slave
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Google him. Some of the pics may be NSFW, nakedness was normal.
Puffin10032
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dunedin
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Wharram managed to sell a lot of books in his day. I don’t think it was the wooden catamarans that made the cover pictures sell all the copies. Wharram preceded the YouTube method of attracting people to his sailing blogs.I think there might be a bit too much information there
Chiara’s slave
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The boats sailed remarkably well, which did help. Better than the sum of their parts as they say.
Roberto
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Oh yes, I'd keep onboard a couple of meters of the Cuben fiber sticky fabric used to repair LRPP.
Broken boom or mast? Just double roll wrap the two sections. Broken/bent stanchion? Roll fabric tightly and replace stanchion. Broken rudder? Wooden floorboard sheated with fabric which is then rolled to a makeshift rudder stock.
Broken boom or mast? Just double roll wrap the two sections. Broken/bent stanchion? Roll fabric tightly and replace stanchion. Broken rudder? Wooden floorboard sheated with fabric which is then rolled to a makeshift rudder stock.
Concerto
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Possibly a crash helmet to protect you from the boom.