flaming

& they are just the ones below deck making sandwiches for the crew on deck

That's an international 2.4m. Standard boat. The idea that fitness won't benefit you sailing that boat is wrong btw. Sure it's not...

Interesting... Luckily I have found (via this forum initially) a good insurer who are responsive and answer the probably dumb...

Having just bought a brand new boat, the boat manufacturing was brilliant, am v pleased, but the standard of work by the French riggers...

I have. And arguably slightly less racy, but not in a completely different class.

It's pretty wild when you notice at several events you sail in 2024 that a particular insurance company is sponsoring them. And indeed...

Oh I thought you were under selling it, not exaggerating. 6 knots at 45 TWA upwind in a modern 34 footer seems like a pretty...

According to this calculator my 32 foot boat, which has upwind targets of 7.3 at 42 degrees in 14 knots of TWS, gets a VMG of 5.4. Add...

It applies from dinghy sailing right up through larger craft racing. In dinghies one can be screaming at the other boat during a close...

They absolutely do. Even at the highest levels of competition life-long friendships are often formed between people who are fierce...

Well obviously not... Where would you put the staff?

Yep. 50% before they started making it. 50% when it was ready for delivery.

My old man had a Legend for a while, the previous generation to that one, the 336. I actually really quite liked that boat, however I...

Since YBW don't seem to want to promote their own content on the forum, I guess we'll have to do it for them.

It's doable, sure. I've done it. It's easier in a smaller boat though.