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Default Heart of Gold Gets an Ouchy

Thats just another example of why full keel boats are far superior.
No long section of shaft exposed to be bent, no strut to worry about
either.


The problem, Joe, is that there are too many days on the LIS where
full keel boats can hardly sail at all. In 10 knots Heart of Gold can
sail well and produce some smiles. But most full keel boats require
more than that to show their stuff. Most folks seek out lighter fins
here for that reason. And whenever I sail on my friend's J29, it makes
me wonder if that's not the "ideal" boat a lot of the time.
True, if I was planning much more than daysailing and weekend jaunts,
a full keel would have it's obvious strengths.


RB
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