From: "peter lenihan" <widsith@hotmail.com>

To: <bolger@eGroups.com>

Subject: [bolger] re: Micro sail area and rig.

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2000 7:32 AM

Hi Pippo,

Everything Chuck mentions about the Micro is right on. I have spent

the last 6 years sailing mine on the St Lawrence River around Montreal

and despite dealing with a minimum 1.5 knot current(much faster as you

get closer to the Lachine Rapids!),absolute mayhem from the wake of

hundreds of speed boats and staying out of the way of ships going

through the St. Lawrence Seaway, my Micro has never, read never, let me

down in the sailing dept! She routinely out sails a couple of Matilda

20's from my club and regularly sails right past the fleet of 404

sloops from the local sailing school! Of course, in super light air no

faster then the current, one does become rather proficient in moving

backward while trying to maintain the illusion of forward

motion.......enough to make you sick if you sight a spot on land and

watch it move ahead while the boat is moving forward through the water

but backward over the bottom.(I hope that is clear!)

My sails were ordered through Common Sense Designs in 1993.The

main has lots of camber in it while the mizzen appears to have just a

hint of it. Taking up on the mainsail snotter will do wonders for boat

performance; let it out a bit in lighter winds and get it in tight when

the wind picks up until reef time. Chucks wind speeds are about right.

At any rate, continued success with your Micro...do not despair!

Sincerely,

Peter Lenihan