They must have been good luck. The next day seemed to be perfect conditions for a Blade.
The wind was as steady as I've experienced and about 12-15 knots from SW. Water was unusually flat for the area and the windspeed. I was able to pass my friend on his A Cat on all points of sail except on one reach that wasn't quite broad enough for me to deploy the spinnaker. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
John