Loco,

I really didn't want to get into this but the TransPac fleets, once they
get into the "Trades" flying their Spinnakers have been known to peg out
their Speedometers for hours on the Hawaii Run while surfing.

I've been on full keelers that have been designed for racing with cut
away bottoms that will surf and track in double figure speeds. I've done
it going down the New Jersey Coast.

These are special cases so I know the tales can be true. I also know
that the stories of fast passages, above hull speed, are subject to
questions.

So be it, if it makes a good story.

Ole Thom