Gene Fuller wrote:
andrew m. boardman wrote:

(I'll also happily argue with whoever said
that not tacking is guaranteed to be faster than tacking. Lots of boats
can gain with a good roll tack; 42.2.e is there for a reason.)

Andrew,

Literacy is such a growing problem today.

Agreed.

On June 7 I said,

". . . then a single tack will generally be fastest."

And on June 8th Matt Colie said,

"Any tack costs speed and they should be avoided when not required."

I would guess that Andrew was addressing this comment, not yours.

Cheers.

//Walt