Roger Long wrote:

Your're right about the flare but, not within the limits of what would
produce two fairly similar looking boats.

Has anyone out there got a copy of the Ferenc Mate book? I'd love to
see the lines. If someone will email me a copy, I'll process the two so
they can be directly compared and post the result on my web site. It's
something I've always been curious about. Maybe we'll find out how good
my "eye" is. The Westsail 32 I saw looked a lot like and Eric.



I'd be interested too.

I'm also curious if the PHRF rating of 228 is based on long
off-wind racing, such as the trans-pac. I'd be really
surprised if any Westsail 32, no matter how well tuned,
could sail to this rating on a W/L or triangle course.

Let it be noted that I have been surprised before

DSK