"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:28:00 -0400, "mmc" wrote:


"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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They just scoot along.
Maybe too fast to troll though.
This is a Corsair F-24.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9kL6...eature=related

But now I thinking about the Telstar 28.
I like the ama engineering (no tools), bigger cabin, easier mast
takedown/up - for less money.
Not as fast as the Farriers, maybe 15-17 knots tops under sail, but
can motor faster.
Check out the guy standing on the ama at the end of the vid.
Imagine standing there about 25 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico,
fishing deep for grouper. Tie yourself off if it's bumpy.
Probably glue a cupholder somewhere to hold a cold drink.
Iced tea or beer, depending.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxRc8...eature=related

What do you think, Wayne? You game for some sailing/fishing?

--Vic

15-17 is moving pretty fast in a sailboat. Cool thing about sailing is
that
the sailor is part of the process/mechanism of making the boat go where
he/she wants it to. Unlike a power boat, the human element has to know
something about what it's doing.

50 mph is fast for a sailboat.

Casady

That's rocket ship fast for a sailboat. I crewed on a friends Hobie 16 and
later had a Supercat 17 which to me was screaming fast when compared to my
experience on monohulls.