"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote

Skippy's probably running to keep the rolling to a minimum.


Ah ha. A statement that makes me wonder if Neal has ever untied his bananna
boat and taken it to sea. Most sailboats I've been to sea in roll terribly
dead down wind since there is no side force to damp rolling from the wave
excitation that is still present and the eddies of wind off the rig create
large rythmic rolling forces.

Putting the wind on the quarter damps rolling but introduces other
uncomfortable motions and steering difficulties due to wave action. I
certainly don't think though that Skip would be going dead downwind to
maximize comfort.

--
Roger Long