... I'd pick the
one with higher LPOS.

Maxprop wrote:
As would I. Some designs simply have so many inherent flaws as to be
disqualified for anything beyond coastal daysailing. Small boats,
especially, often have no bridgedeck to speak of, or have companionways so
offset as to promote filling the hull on a knockdown on that side.


Agreed. Some boats are clearly designed for sitting on while drinking
beer at the dock, and aren't really practical for that either.

Off center companionways bug me. Sure it can make sense to give more
room to the galley, etc etc, but I just don't like it. Some therwise
wonderful boats have that feature, though.



.... Personally I think it is better for
a boat to look good than to sail good. :-) (apologies to Billy Crystal)


L. Francis Herreshoff once said, "If it looks right to your eye, chances
are it'll look right to the sea." Of course his mastery was in producing
boats that looked hypnotically right, and yet didn't have much in the
way of racing successes. Personally, while I think any boat that wins is
automatically beautiful, I also put a high value on looks and have only
owned one boat that was not at least pretty... some called the Hunter 19
cute, but it always looked pudgy to me.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King