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Scott Vernon
 
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Default Is the Hunter 285 a slug?

It's not a bad looking boat, for a Hunter. We were both close-hauled,
adjusting for the light shifting wind. I thought I'd be courteous and pass
him to leeward. I kept getting his dirty air. So I pinched up, and passed
to windward.

Scotty



"SAIL LOCO" wrote in message
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I passed one the other day like it was sitting still, (in lite air).

Maybe
it was the sailor?.

Don't know what the one you saw was doing and I don't know how fast

they are
but I do know that they were used for the Liberty Cup in N.Y. one year.
On another note I think they are a pretty good value at times. Mid 80s

28
footer, standing headroom, H&C pressure water, inboard diesel, not bad

looking,
decent amount of sail area. I've seen them advertised as low as the mid

teens.
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