Mary, I have sailed on of these at over 20 knots on an even keel, quiet, not having to trim sheet much and when the gusts came it just went faster..no healing, no pitching, just like on a speed boat. A safe accelerating feeling. No bow wave at all. the spray starting two feet from the back of the boat. I will get photos of it in action. Also, my Paper Tiger, its baby brother, planed easily up wind and down. The PT had to be trimmed with traveler out and sail flat. The photo shows me forward on tramp, inboard and un-pressured, achieving good speed in less than fifteen knot winds. The boat is even keeled and with a little more wind I could at this point move back to keep the nose up windward side down and start planing.
