That would be a serious mistake if you chose to race against my boat
in,
say, a fin keel Catalina 34 with a PHRF of 144. My boat tends to sail
with
C34s upwind and beats them easily off the wind or downwind.

A Sea Sprite 34 compared to a Catalina 34 is half a ton more with 5
feet less LWL. There really is no way you'll overcome the Catalina's
LWL and lighter weight in a variety of conditions IF she's well sailed
with a clean bottom. On the LIS, the TL Cat is rated at 150.

She never fails to attract compliments and photographers
like flies every time she's on the water.

You must live someplace very unusual. Your boat and boats like it are
as common as flies here. It's funny how people always say "my boat
draws compliments." Hey, my boat one boat of the year in 3 countries
and in Cruising World. Yeah okay, big deal. If YOU like your boat,
that's all that matters. And I only rated people who've had the balls
and confidence to share pics of their boats here.

The Nordic isn't the prettiest of the canoe stern boats, but it is
better
looking than, say, something with a horrendous, big-ass swim platform.


I have a friend who can't get past the looks of my boat or even a
Catalina 30, which is pretty inoffensive in my book. If you only have
an eye for the older stuff that's fine. But Mooron's boat is more
distinctive in shape and a sharper looking boat. If your old Sea Sprite
is in bristol restored shape, I'm sure we'd all like to see pics. How
my swim platform fits into this is a mystery to anyone but you.

RB
35s5
NY