OzOne wrote in message

46' cruiser racer, we had 4 slabs out and flying a blade.
Still made good time uphill, but it was very very wet :-)

Saw a similarly-sized boat in the BVI, flying a twice-reefed main and
something somewhat larger than a blade. And it was planing periodically.
Quite a sight. The trades had freshened to roughly 35kts. and I trust that
boat probably displaced about the same as a 35' racer/cruiser.

Max