OzOne wrote in message news
On 25 Sep 2006 18:55:45 -0700, "Peter"
scribbled thusly:

Had a close up look at the surviving fleet in 98. My objection to them
was & is the same. Structural integrity & seakindliness has been
sacrificed for speed. Fine provided nothing goes wrong, but when it
does, those yachts are dangerous.

Yep, but then again...there's no real point in racing an
undercanvasses overweight crab crusher.

Oddly enough the boat that sank with all hands but three (?) was closest to
that description of all the race boats in '98, IIRC.

Max