SLAM! One point to to the astute Janet.

"Janet" wrote
Capt. Rob wrote:
Recently I spoke with several 35s5 owners who told me they had mostly
abandoned racing their boats because ratings (under 120) were unfair
for the boat. They claimed that very experienced crews could sail a
perfectly tuned 35s5 to 120 or better, but that most people couldn't
and a rating should be based on typical performance ratios rather than
a hard to achieve combo of excellent crew and rig tuning. Is this
bellyaching? == HAVE SOME CHEESE WITH YOUR WHINE!


So what you are saying is "I can't sail or rig a yacht properly so it
isn't fair. Everything should be based around me and my ineptitude."

You want the boat to be handicapped by the standard of the crew, not rated
at its potential.

Why don't you just learn to sail?
Janet