DSK wrote:

Well, we could quibble over "slight modification." Why do we
always end up in these little discussions, Roger?

My memory of early publicity and magazine articles at the time of the
Westsail's introduction (something you may be too young to remember) stated
that the lines were modified by Crealock just enough to accommodate
fiberglass construction. I looked one over out of the water just last
spring and was struck by how clean the flow lines look since the eye sees
the diagonals in 3D instead of the buttock lines that don't really follow
the water flow. It looked pretty much like the Eric lines to my somewhat
experienced eyes but I would love to see an actual lines plan of the
Westsail for comparison. Flare and keel shape could vary a lot without
effecting the basic characteristics of the hull.

--
Roger Long