That guy was correct, multihull racing is all about speed, not so much tactics. Monohull racing is all about tactics, not much real speed difference exists between two boats of the same design, usaully not even half a knot.

You should have told him that when his entire monohull fleet is going all of...6 knots...you have lots of time to think about tactics, and because they don't separate very far at such a slow speed, the tactics are important. But when a multihull is coming in to the leeward mark at 20 knots, you don't have much time to think about tactics, nor does it matter, because boat handing is much more important. You could be going 5 or even 10 knots faster than another multihull in your class depending on how he handles his takedown.

I like racing both, is that so wrong?? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />