Capt. Rob wrote:
Right. It's now clear that whenever you talk about beating boats
you're really just out-pointing them while in fact going slower
upwind. It seems you don't want a boat that performs well, you want a
boat the gives the illusion of performing well while being poorly
handled. I guess that suits your style.

Ah well, for a moment I was under the impression Jeff was capable of an
actual sailing discussion. Nope. He flipped it into a troll.

No, I'm chastising you for using your ignorance as a platform for
criticizing other boats.

The fun of sailing for you is all about getting somewhere. For us it's
the sailing. That's why we'd never buy a dull Cat like yours.
And I must say your the first "sailor" I ever heard talk about VMG
being the end all element of a boat's pointing ability.

Then you haven't talked to sailors. Pointing is of interest to round
the buoys racers because of the tactical situations involved. And the
best racers are in one-design, where each boat has the same
theoretical VMG, so making the boat point better than others is of
some value. But, when one talks about open water sailing and upwind
capability, pointing is meaningless and VMG is the measure of upwind
performance.

You choose to
foot off for better speed, while some will hand off speed to pinch. You
talk like footing off is the only way to sail.

Being able to gain VMG while footing off is a blessing only some boats
enjoy. Knowing when to do it is an important skill. Pinching is also
a useful skill but I find rather few situations where its useful.

Just like Doug thinks
his trawler is the only way to sail. Just like Sloco is locked into his
little racing world.


Right. Just like you define upwind performance by how high a boat can
point rather than how well it actually goes upwind.