Although the Etchells is not exactly a young man's boat .... it is a younger
man's boat, eh Oz?

"Captain William Collin, Master of the barque Grimenza" wrote:
Actually no.
Average age of skippers at the last Worlds was 47

Shucks the Etchells is a keel boat, a 'gentleman's racer' although I suppose that
Edwardian ideal could be stretched to include a hot meal & shower on board.

An Etchells is a damn sight less of a 'young man's boat' than a 470 or a 49er.

Anyway the Farr 40s are good looking boats at least. I can't recall if it was
them or another big boat that a friend was complaining about being fragile. Do
they go out and race in 20+ winds? There was some group that left wreckage all
over the starting line at the last NOODs we went to.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King