On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:19:11 -0800, "JG" wrote
this crap:

This was on the first day. When we went from Cooper to the Bitter End, the
wind increased to 15 kts, with a few white caps. Our boat speed was just
under 12 kts on a close haul for this leg, and we regularly saw boat speeds
in the 9 kts. range. The highest wind speed we saw was on the Cooper to BE
leg.
The boat was pretty good... an Athena 38... pointed well, with the sweet
spot at about 45 degrees.


Now you finally know what a real sailboat is like.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!