Originally Posted by Karl_Brogger
I'd say a uni rig is faster. What isn't faster about it is all the screw ups to contend with when you're by yourself.

I'm not sure I'd want to do a really big event singlehanded with a spinnaker either. 20 boats can be alot to deal with, I can't imagine doing it with 50 more. That extra set of eyes goes a long ways into seeing traffic and potential issues, and the extra set of hands help in the "oh crap" moments.


There is no substitute for having 4 hands on the boat. keeping proper trim all the time is much faster and allows you to be able to drive the boat where you need to, not just where you can. I feel it more than makes up for any added weight. Plus I get lonely out there with no one to talk to. grin

The first GC was more about attrition. A lot of legs the winner did not use his spin at all. We managed to win every race I did no flip over, but swimming 5-6 times in 2 days has proven to be slow yet again.