Capt. Mooron wrote:
Good Grief Doug.... it's not like I haven't sailed a few ULDBs in my
life.... but I certainly don't consider it a bow wave when it's actually a
ripple. I've owned a Laser and a Hobie 18... no bow wave... a small 2 inch
ripple maybe... but no wave I can assure you.

Heck, a Soverel 33 will move at 4 or 5 knots in almost no wind at all,
if well sailed. Maybe it's just making a ripple IYHO? Just a few
weekends ago I watched a Kirie Elite 30-something (looked to be about 35
feet) and a C&C 34+ tearing around the racecourse in winds of about 3
knots and chop.


There is also the point to be made of bow entry and hull shape that has a
lot to do with how much of a visible disturbance your vessel makes
underway.....

Yeah, there's that. But when the boat reaches some significant percent
of hull speed, it's going to making waves not ripples.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King