"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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John you can be as surprised as you like.... I'm certain of the figures
but
won't have the documentation to offer until well into the middle of next
month.

Insofar as the owner's response..... there is a Nordica 30 owner right
here with a sister ship to mine that claims he has never gotten beyond 6
knots of speed from the vessel. I understood that statement when I first
sailed along side him in my boat. His vessel will not do over 6 knots...
but
it has nothing to do with the vessel's abilities and all to do with it's
set-up and handling.

Now you'll tell me that a speed of over 9 knots sustained is impossible on
Overproof I suppose!


You are getting as bad as Bob.

A sustained speed of 9kts (through the water) is impossible in Overproof.


In fact, I've never managed much more than 8kts over two hours. Setanta is
designed to surf!!



Regards


Donal
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