.... my racing buddies call any depowering bad trim!


1- very strongly doubt there is any truth to this statement

2- if there is, then Bubbles' "racing buddies" are almost as
stupid & incompetent as he is.



Poor Doug. My racing buddies with their 1st Series Beneteau's,
Catalinas, J-Boats and C&Cs have something he'll never have.
A sense of humor. Anyone else would have known that a comment like that
is humorous, but NOT Doug!
Bravo...now kill the light, Hymie!



.... The wing just works against us at that point.


Could you explain what this means, technically?


Our wing has 19% more wetted surface than the standard 6 foot keel.
It's also less hydrodynamic dead downwind. Some 35s5's owners have
fared the wing to improve this weakness with good results. I can give
you a link to one owner who's done that and is winning some big races.
He's also listed on the North Sails website.
Why don't YOU explain to everyone why a wing can cause problems
downwind...there are 3 major reasons. Let's see you list them.


RB
35s5
NY