"DSK" wrote
| ... I know of boats that can sail at 5.5
| or better, with a spinnaker, in 5 knots of true wind (hint... think
| apparent wind).


Capt. Mooron wrote:
That must be one of those new radical Mac26M designs..... I understand they
can exceed the wind speed...apparent or not.

Yeah, but the engine running kinda spoils that nice quiet peaceful effect.


Nonetheless..... 5kts speed in 5 knots wind on an Express 30??

That's not what I said. I don't think an Express 30 is going to hit 5 kt
in 5 knots true. Maybe.

... Bow Wave??
Think again. Maybe an International 14.

Or a Frers 30, or an Olson 30, or a Schock 30 GP, or a Quest 30, or a
Soverel 30, or a Santana 30, J-29, Laser 28... lots of boats. And that's
racer/cruisers, not getting into the race-only boats like the Melges 30,
J-90, or the Mumm 30. Or any multihulls

There's a whole world of non-crab-crushers out there. Not to say that
crab-crushers are bad, but you've got an eye-opening experience coming
if you think that a keel boat cannot make a bow wave off the wind in
light air.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King