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Chris 249
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Anyone have any idea when the first spinnaker chute was created? I've gt a 1966 (?) article by David Thomas which implies it's a new idea he'd just created. Where they around earlier? I don't know of any earlier ones.
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Merlin Rockets adopted them at the 1970 nationals I believe
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Post by markj »

Scorpions had them in the 60s, not sure how early though
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Post by davidh »

Chris,
I'm seeing David T next week - do you want me to get 'chapter and verse' on his view of shutes.
In the interim - as an idea, check out early 505 pictures and see if they're carry shutes..... that or FD's, they're the two that lend themselves most to the layout.
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Post by alan williams »

I was under the impression that an American FD sailor was the first with a Shute.
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Post by Brian E. Evans »

I remember a Fireball with one on it in 1964 and a lot of dicussion at the time about whether or not it was legal.
I cannot remember the owners name.
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Post by davidh »

It's been a long time coming BUT....1st Spinnaker chute on a Merlin was 1970. No suprise as to the 'who' - it was david Robinson on the original Gregory 'Ghost Rider'.

I think the Fireball's changed their rules to allow chutes 71-72. In so many classes (like the Fireball/5o5) the issue needed a change of job tack position PLUS the all important ability to breach the bow tank.

Hope this helps

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Post by davidh »

Information is like a bus! You wait ages for an answer then get two in a day.

Okay - spinnaker chutes. First really public use of one was on Rodney Patisson's FD in 1968.

Hope this adds into the store of knowledge!
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Post by Mark »

Make that three....
The Fireball did not have spinnakers in 1964, the trapeze was allowed for class racing that year, the spinnaker was much later, 1968 I think
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Post by alan williams »

Hi Guys the Hornets at Mayflower were using side shutes in 1967.
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Post by Chris 249 »

Thanks for the info, everyone
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Post by DavidC »

Hi All ,

I spoke to Keith Musto last week. Alan was right in that Keith was sent the idea in he thinks early 1965 the year after he won his medal. It was an American that sent him the "drawings" for the FD I think he said he had a name W.C Roberts! - most appropriate! A lot of people laughed at the idea and it took a while to get right but obviously it worked!
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