On Thu, 1 May 2008 22:55:57 +0200, "Steve Lusardi"
wrote:

Old doesn't mean less good than new designs. There are classic designs that
perform every bit as well as new designs and quite often better.

Scows have been the fastest sailboats, at least 25, for more than a
century. They come in 16,20,28,38 feet, depending on how big a crew
you can round up. Racers trailer them to whatever lake has the races
that weekend. The A boats, 38ft, weigh less than ton. Fun, taking the
mast down every time you take it out, as some do.

Casady