"Simple Simon" wrote in message
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| On the contrary. It is indicative of the fact that I have sailed in
| company with many a cruising boat and it turned out I am
| faster than all but a few. This is a result of my being a better
| sailor and having my boat maximized for efficiency and speed.
|
| I know the value of such things as a clean, smooth and faired
| bottom. I know the necessity of an efficient, balanced spade
| rudder and fin keel. I know how to trim the hull by proper weight
| placement for maximum speed through the water. I know what
| sail to bend on under a variety of conditions. I know how to
| trim sails for maximum efficiency.

.... and "I know" that you know the desperation of owning a small vessel and
being outmatched in every way by a better built, well founded, superior
vessel like my Nordica 30


I realize that a boat is slowed
| down terribly by dragging a fixed prop in an aperture which is
| cut into a high-wetted surface full keel. I know all about tip
| vortex action on sails and how they produce unacceptable
| drag. I know how to minimize said little tornadoes. I realize
| the stupidity of hanging anchors on long bowsprits.

The trepidation and angst you dwell upon is due entirely to your inability
to comprehend the sheer power afforded by a true blue water vessel... as
opposed to the coastal biscuit you are familiar with. I laugh at your
discussion of weight distribution.... my vessel can carry the weight of
your flimsy banana boat and still afford room for pallets of beer while
handily beating any comparable vessel in a race.


|
| Your boat doesn't have a chance against mine until and unless
| you have enough wind to reach your hull speed (probably about
| twenty knots with all the drag you have) which is the only thing
| about your boat that betters mine and even this only betters
| mine by less than half a knot.

Everything about my boat is better than yours... it's a fact you will one
day learn.

CM
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