Yes, a mono may
shoot around an obstacle a bit better. I suppose in your mind that's
a good reason to chose a boat.



That's one reason. Others are she has to please my eye, she must be fun
to sail in most conditions, even in light air, she has to be
comfortable on deck and below...and since we're a few years from having
much more time to sail, she need not cost over 100K.
You'll note that your PDQ fails in every respect and you really don't
find them often on the LIS, which I'm sure you know is a well loved and
famous sailing ground. If I was to be 100% honest, I'd probably have to
admit that the ugly lines of Catamarans are just too much for me to
deal with. I wouldn't marry an ugly woman and I won't sail an ugly
boat. I'm happy for you that you could get past this problem, but for
many people it's a real problem.

Sorry, Jeff. Your boat just doesn't cut it here. Frankly, because she's
a bore to sail in general, she really doesn't cut it for me anywhere.
She ranks right up there with motorsailors and trawlers.
Nothing you can say, no polars or stories of her practicality can ease
the pain that she is on a sailors eyes or the dullness of her flat
helm. Our 35s5 feels like flying...and we love her for it. We don't
want a vessel that takes away the feel of sailing. Maybe we need to
grow up...or maybe we hope we never will!!!!

RB
35s5
NY