"Jeff" wrote in message
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Capt. Rob wrote:
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.

Certain conditions? You mean like, trying to do 50 to 100 miles in a
day and getting secured before dark? Or making through a canal or
hole before the tide turns? Since you've never actually done these
things, you have no idea what you're talking about.

Do you think urgency or purpose ever crosses RB's plate?



And what does it mean that I fire up an engine if we're doing under 5
knots? That says nothing about my light air performance, it really
speaks more of the performance in conditions I frequently encounter.
Since I usually do 6 to 8 knots, and sometimes average higher than
that, my planning is based on doing 7 knots. If I'm only doing 3.5,
that turns a 6 hour trip into 12 hours; not necessarily fun.


You mean to say that starting up the engine is a subjective based act of
volition?

Don't engines start by themselves automatically as a factor of PHRF? Isn't
it like some law of physics?



Further, it says nothing about the speed of the boat. You could have
the world's best light air sailer and still decide to power when the
speed goes below 5 knots. When I had a slower boat, my cutoff was
lower. And, of course, when I daysailed, the engine was hardly ever used.

I appreciate that you think 5 knots is an odd "cutoff" point. Since
you've chosen to live where there's no wind, you'll be lucky to see
even that speed most of the time. As a daysailor, all you ever do is
go out for an hour, then head for an hour; the actual boat speed is
irrelevant. Your boat will tip and bounce and give the illusion of
speed while you drift around and impress your friends.

This is getting brutal...



And remember, your boat was singled out for having an extra 24 point
handicap in light air. So while you might think its a great light air
boat, the computer doesn't.


Why let facts and objective measurement get in the way of lacking experience
and delusional opinion?


And for the record, if I were given your boat, the first thing I would
do is put it on the market. All of the other boats you've listed, I
would consider keeping.


If the foo ****s, should RB wear it?