"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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We can't keep up with a Catalina 36 or most larger boats to weather.



Max, this doesn't make sense as the Catalina 36 and 34 have near
identical performance. Did I say near? The 34 is actually faster in
some situations while the 36 never is. I've sailed both WK versions and
one fin on a 34 that I'm currently trying to sell.

Not my experience. We've have two friends who formerly owned C34s and one
who currently owns a C36. The 36 is quite a bit faster than the 34s on all
points of sail, and seems to hold its own against another friend's C42.

Max