Bob, you need to post some of your own winnings, that will
shut up all these doubting Thomas's.

Scotty


"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ps.com...

Doesn't sound like the same boat. The "Mistral" I saw was
on the
cover of the rigger's catalog with a long list of racing
enhancements.
It sounds like you're very confused.




The info I posted was right from his e-mail sent to me
last week. He
doesn't even have an upgraded backstay adjuster, which is
a basic
upgrade.

Maybe you mean this boat, which is indeed a winning boat
with heavy
upgrades...?

http://www.somersetsails.com/sails/Beneteau__35S5.jpg

There is also a very tricked out 35s5 that recently took a
lot of
silver in the UK. The only thing I see tricked out about
Mistral is her
UK sails she races with.
In any case, I've listed a bunch of 35s5's that win. I bet
most have
good gear and sails...kinda makes sense. If you want to
win with crappy
sails and gear, buy a Catalina 30.


RB
35s5
NY