OK, not one of those technical type questions, but I'm still curious. Why is it that, traditionally, "regular" sails are white or plain, and spinnakers are brightly colored and showey?
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who knows?
Herb: It's a good question. Probably the reason is lost in the lore of sailing dating back to the days when Joseph and his amazing technicolor dreamcoat was first hanked onto the bow of a Dhow during a period of near-flat winds and he had to get home to collect his inheritance. Other than that they look pretty nice when a racing armada drives down wind and all spinnakers are ballooned out in a cornucopia of color and size. Also the bright colors like those of the poison dart frog may signal extreme danger if you get a beam puff thus broaching hideously and scaring the misses to hell and back. Now THAT will ruin your day! Better to kiss a Poison Dart Frog and simply end it all rather than broach and spill the wife's belongings all over the salon sole. Regards, Mike S/B PitterPat, Lake Huron
Herb: It's a good question. Probably the reason is lost in the lore of sailing dating back to the days when Joseph and his amazing technicolor dreamcoat was first hanked onto the bow of a Dhow during a period of near-flat winds and he had to get home to collect his inheritance. Other than that they look pretty nice when a racing armada drives down wind and all spinnakers are ballooned out in a cornucopia of color and size. Also the bright colors like those of the poison dart frog may signal extreme danger if you get a beam puff thus broaching hideously and scaring the misses to hell and back. Now THAT will ruin your day! Better to kiss a Poison Dart Frog and simply end it all rather than broach and spill the wife's belongings all over the salon sole. Regards, Mike S/B PitterPat, Lake Huron
nylon
I would also think that it is much easier to dye the nylon material for a spinnaker than the dacron of the main/jib
I would also think that it is much easier to dye the nylon material for a spinnaker than the dacron of the main/jib
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