On alt.sailing.asa we have some Sllllooooowwww boats! These boats are
not bad boats, but they are generally pretty darn slow and need help
from their engines in certain conditions.

Joe's Steel Motorsailer:
Even though she can certainly move with a fresh breeze and carry her
heavy LWL with some speed, she's not a performer. In light air you'd
best start the motor, which Joe does often.

Jeff's PDQ 36:
Strange how the fastest boat is also the slowest. In light air the PDQ
suffers and tacking requires some hand work with the jib or even the
engines. Jeff has admitted (and well he should) that this is a weak
point on the boat and he "generally motors when speeds drop below 5
knots."

Mooron's Nordica 30:
In many ways she's the best performing slow boat here, having
reasonable sail area for her displacement. Still, she's got some heft
and more wetted surface to deal with along with a less then modern
shape.

Maxi's Sea Sprite 34:
A devastingly old underbody combined with some serious weight and a
small rig make for a boat that needs real air to be at her best. If
Maxi is carrying older sails he's really in trouble.

John's Catalina 28:
It's hard to imagine a more boring boat, especially as a newer entry
from Catalina. It's also hard to image a boat that's slower for her
age. A Hunter 28 rates as fast. People buy Catalina 28's and 30's for
space and not for the sailing experience.


RB
First 35s5
NY