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jon barber's avatar

I don't know why I feel compelled to comment on theoretical situations in this forum. I looked at the list of boats and realized I had no experience with any of them in 40 kts+, and was therefore not qualified to comment. Maybe the better question would be; have you experienced 40kts+ in your small boat and how confident were you in the boats ability to handle such conditions. I do sail with a Potter 19 frequently and it seems to handle 30kts+ well.

Sorry if I ruffled feathers with my previous comment. In the print days, there was an editor between submissions and publication. Now, everything is out there in its raw form.

Better to keep quiet and have them think you a fool....

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Mark Waters's avatar

Two points in response to your comment Rusty, as has been said it’s the the level of seamanship that has a major impact on how safe a vessel is (Frank Dye and the Wayfarer as another example) but to attribute Webb’s getting most of the way around the planet sailing his Drascombe to only luck is demeaning to someone who is in another universe as to skill and courage compared to us normies.

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