"DSK" wrote in message
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But for all-round sailing? Let me put it this way... PHRF rating
committees think that the CR 38 is noticably slower than the Express
30... enough so that they would rarely be in the same class.

BTW the Cabo Rico 38 is a Mark Ellis design, right? He's noted for being
able to design comfy boats that sail well... but he's not a magician!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

And, since there are any number of blue water cruisers of similar length
that are considerably faster than a CR 38, I would be more likely to
characterize the CR 38 as "slow". Claiming that a CR 38 will do 11 knots is
a bit of a stretch, don't you think?
John Cairns