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Carl Wehe
1985 C36TM #443
Hillsboro Inlet,FL

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Do you guys ever race upwind anywhere? I only see pics of GD going downwind with that Whomper up!

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Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Some of my Yacht Club friends tried racing upwind once and could barely keep the olives in their martinis. That was the last time for that nonsense!

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1999 Catalina 36 Hull #1777
Std rig; wing keel, M35B, Delta (45#)
Punta Gorda, FL
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Carl Wehe
1985 C36TM #443
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[IMG]http://www.sailingx.com/photopost/data/509/medium/20130227_120305.jpg[/IMG]

Doesn't look like much in this pic, and in reality I don't know if this is any bigger than a tall rig main, but if size matters then I think this is the biggest main ever mounted on a standard rig Catalina 36. Racing next Sunday.

For reference, the mid girth on my OEM main was 7 feet even, this one is 9'. The foot measurement is 14.1. I figure about 60 sq foot difference vs the OEM sail.

Jason V
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Looks good, what kind of rating will you be racing with

Carl Wehe
1985 C36TM #443
Hillsboro Inlet,FL

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Between this main and my penalty spinnakers, I end up at 149. We are a light air region and the base rating here is slower than some places I have seen at 158. We win a lot in less than 4 knots of breeze and more than 10, the mainsail is an attempt to bridge that gap as really most days here it blows 6-8.

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Wow, I had to file an appeal to get my base from 135 to 141. Currently I race with a 145. I get +3 for cruising accomadations,+4 for a 140 headsail,-3 for oversized kite.

Carl Wehe
1985 C36TM #443
Hillsboro Inlet,FL

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I think base for a tall rig here is around 142.

Jason V
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