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Default Re-power question ,, as to engine etc
On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:00:36 GMT, "Roger Long"
wrote:

I was able to keep moving straight
into the wind during a squall that heeled us under bare poles to our normal
sailing angle.

That is a key test of sufficient power in my experience. Anything
less will give you some tense moments every once in a while.

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