On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:59:57 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

the F24 is a possibility for the trips I
have in mind. This thing can sail as fast as a Mac can power, and
actually drafts less.

More correctly stated, it can sail circles around a Mac.

I had a ring side seat for the Corsair 28Rs at Key West Race Week this
year and they were extremely impressive. Here's a link to an
interesting GPS based video of the last race which does a good job of
illustrating their off wind speed:

http://tinyurl.com/34xanw

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:44:40 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:59:57 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

the F24 is a possibility for the trips I
have in mind. This thing can sail as fast as a Mac can power, and
actually drafts less.

More correctly stated, it can sail circles around a Mac.

I had a ring side seat for the Corsair 28Rs at Key West Race Week this
year and they were extremely impressive. Here's a link to an
interesting GPS based video of the last race which does a good job of
illustrating their off wind speed:

http://tinyurl.com/34xanw

Very nice. I can watch this one a few times at a time.
Do you what the x/y axes represent? Yards?
How about wind speeds?

--Vic

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:07:57 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

Very nice. I can watch this one a few times at a time.
Do you what the x/y axes represent? Yards?
How about wind speeds?

The course was Windward/Leeward with legs of about 2 miles, so the
scale could be either yards or meters. Wind was about 10 kts out of
the north east. Dealers Choice was consistently the number one boat
all week long and it's easy to see why when you watch their tactics.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:59:57 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

the F24 is a possibility for the trips I
have in mind. This thing can sail as fast as a Mac can power, and
actually drafts less.

More correctly stated, it can sail circles around a Mac.

I had a ring side seat for the Corsair 28Rs at Key West Race Week this
year and they were extremely impressive. Here's a link to an
interesting GPS based video of the last race which does a good job of
illustrating their off wind speed:

http://tinyurl.com/34xanw


Very informative. The crew of Dealer's choice is clearly superior with
their upwind work. Must be Capt. Neal at the helm. He lives in Key West,
doesn't he?

Wilbur Hubbard