"Jeff" wrote in message
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Capt. Rob wrote:
Performance is truly defined as how well something fulfills its
intended purpose.


Oh, I guess that means that if the guy with the Island Packet 35 feels
his boat performs great within his goals, then that's good performance?

Certainly. Its a great performing cruiser!

Sorry, Jeff, making up your own definition for sailing performance
won't cut it.

Sorry Bob, you're the one making up a definition. Performance is
"fulfilling the intended purpose." Look it up.

Your boat sails poorly in light air, is tedious to tack
(your own) words and is weak upwind.

And yet, it will go upwind faster than your boat in a breeze.

Even compared to newer cats it's
still not a good performer. However, my 35s5 sails well on all tacks,
goes upwind, tacks on a dime and is able to work in light air and is
still considered a good performer against more modern designs.

yada yada yada. It might mean something if you raced it.

You enter as many qualifications as you want but the basic facts are not
altered.

Right. You bought a "racer/cruiser" that might be a good racer but is a
below average cruiser. Given that its hard to call it a "great
performer." Buts its no matter, you don't race and you don't cruise, so I
guess that makes you a "poor performer."

You own a cruising boat that does well off the wind, tacks badly, can't
sail well in light air, can't point, has a numb helm....all by your own
admission now less....

I own a cruising boat that can handle any conditions I'm likely to
encounter on the East Coast. It can go upwind as fast as your boat and it
flies off the wind; all with a small rig that can be singlehanded. It has
three staterooms, two with queen size bunks, all with great ventilation,
standing room and plenty of lockers. A head and shower that you can
actually use underway. A galley bigger than many apartments have, big
enough to cook a Thanksgiving dinner for eight, who can be served in the
saloon. No A/C because it don't need it.

I carry a dinghy on davits and a kayak on deck. A cockpit that 8 people
can stretch out on, a foredeck made for sunbathing. I can do 100 miles
and arrive for dinner refreshed. The boat is even unsinkable!

This boat has taken us from Toronto to Maine to Key West and back. We've
lived on board close to 600 nights, and still use it more than half the
summer. We're planning a trip to Newfoundland that will take three
summers to complete.

So I ask the assembled masses: which boat has or will best fulfill its
intended purpose, or putting it more simply, is the best performer:
Boobie's Bendy, or my PDQ?

You know, Jeff, all this stuff is going to go completely over bubbles' head.
One last thing , bubbles' boat will best fulfill it's owners intended
purpose, a desperate attempt to impress the ignorant. Don't forget, it isn't
about sailing, it's about looking good at the dock.

John Cairns