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From: Rich Ray
Date: 14 Jan 1999
Time: 15:08:03
Remote Name: gatekeeper.canon.com
>> 1st question: can a boat define which spinnaker is the "primary" and which is the spare" regardless of what the other boats have decided? <<
Yes typically the newer spinnaker will be used as the primary and an older one can be used as the spare in the event the primary one is damaged.
>> 2nd question: WHY do we have this rule? <<
To avoid having each boat carry a whole arsenal of spinnakers. By limiting the boat to three class sails costs are kept down and fairness is kept as everyone is racing with the same equipment.