[quote=DamonLinkous][quote=Doug-p182-590]It IS all about the sailor! Maybe that is the reason why I'm always sailing circles around other cats with ratings so close, if not better, than that of my boat. And all this time I thought it was in the boat. Silly me!
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Absolutely! I sail a lot of Portsmouth regattas with a mixture of boats, once you seperate out the spin boats it's anyones ballgame.
Maybe you are just good? ;-)
I've been beat boat-for-boat by excellent Hobie 16's and I've beat faster rated boats. Who gets around first on triagles has a lot more to do with not making mistakes and sailing the correct course (finding the wind and keeping the boat moving).
On long distance races the faster bigger boat will usually prevail if it's not carrying too much weight. (which is usually my problem)
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