I was going purely for top speed, not VMG. My VMG would have been very good as I was running very deep with the spin up, litterally hopping over the waves when I could get in synch and pump the spin, throw my weight back and get both bows to pop up and jump over the waves instead of plowing into the backs. It was a great ride but just not as "fast" through the water. Every time I tried to turn up and get it going faster the lee bow would just burry to the beam which is like slaming on the brakes. And I had the boards up at least half way. At one point I burried both bows to the mast and thought I was going swimming but I had already dumped the spin sheet which helped save it.

I was really surprised when I finally came home on a long broad reach without the spin, I felt the boat was going much faster through the water than when going downwind with the spin. The sound of water slapping the bottom of the hulls and all the spray were both much more. The vmg on that angle was about -zero- if you are trying to go from A to C mark, but I was just going for speed.

Gotta go pack now...See ya. Go Celtics! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />