On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 13:10:14 -0400, John H.
wrote:



BTW, how was the ride on the 'Elvis' yesterday?

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It was interesting to say the least. Since it is a catamaran there is
an incredible amount of room by sailboat standards. It is rigged and
laid out so that it can be sailed competetively by 5 or 6 people, most
unusual for a 55 footer. It is also very fast of course. The owner
let me drive for 20 minutes or so after the race and was able to hit
14 kts in only 12 knots of wind. Later on the wind picked up and we
hit 19 kts in about 15 knots of wind. That's really hauling for a
sailboat but you don't feel the speed all that much because of the
size and lack of significant heeling. It would be a great boat to
spend the winter on down in the islands which is exactly what the full
time professional captain and his wife the cook plan on doing. The
owner is a young Wall Street trading whiz who flies in and out on
weekends over the winter. My oldest son sails against the owner on
small boats fairly regularly at his club on Long Island Sound which is
how I happened to get invited onboard.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tppcazr5jmkhxtx/19%20Knots.jpg?dl=0