The navigator© wrote:


Here's a Tamarsik:

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F22517/


Nice looking boat. Of course it's probably 3X the displacement of the Micro, so what a
fair comparison.


but the Micro has a higher LPOS than the Cornish
Crabber and will make ground to weather in conditions that will have the Crabber
scudding off to leeward.

That's a really ignorant thing to say. You've obviously never sailed a
crabber or one like her.

Actually, I have not only sailed both a Crabber and a Shrimper, I've sailed the
Shrimper with the designer. A very pleasant afternoon.

I have and they do work to wind in a gale quite
well.

Perhaps the designer knows more than you, he says they start having a "bit of bother"
when the wind gets over 40.


No bolger box design will go to wind in a gale as well as a
crabber -the hull shape won't permit it.

The hull shape is actually less important than the rig & foils, and the overall
aerodynamic drag. Double head gaff sloops look very salty indeed but have a lot of
drag which is hard for their inefficient rigs to overcome when the wind blows hard.

The navigator© wrote:

Bzzt. You loose! It's 25% ballast ratio for a start

Where did you get this figure?

and mast buoyancy
does not (and cannot) contribute to LPOS measurements ('cos it can and
will be dismasted!!!).

On your say so? I think not, the masts are quite strong and secured to the boat at
least as well as a conventional stayed rig.

If you want another figure of merit, check the Capsize Screen for both boats. You'll
find that the Micro is lower.

I assume this is just a feeble attempt to welsh on your bet.

DSK