Ok, on another sailing forum, one of my j24 friends was told that he needs to get a beachcat because he prefers a boat that is "fast, trailerable, and non-cruising (needs no head, berth, etc)" Someone mentioned a Beachcat, and of course he's like "well my j24 could hand a beachcat its butt on w/l course." I, and some others begged to differ. I've run circles around the schock35 I crew for on my little 17, and I'm willing to bet that on a w/l course, I wouldn't win by a landslide, but decisively nonetheless. Throw in a reaching leg, and its game over for my buddy.

What I want to know is has anyone really sailed against a longer waterline mono head to head on a beercan race?

Doesn't seem feasible considering we're on portsmouth and they are on PHRF, but I've got this curiosity bug as you all know