Thom Stewart wrote:
Gaz,

Way ahead of me.

She sure is a Pretty thing but Oh My what a size. She sure as hell isn't
a vessel to take single handed for a evening sail with the Dog and
dinner Hove-to.

She sure is a proper Ketch though;

Joe? have you taken note?

Gaz, is she faster than "Blue Nose?" She looks to be. Especially
upwind.



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I think the Bluenose was faster beam reaching (15+ knots) but with her
big kite Oriole has hit 18 running (legend has it). She is not very
weatherly and needs to be 50+ degrees off the wind to hit 10 knots.
I have often seen 14 knots. Scary though.