Before you poo poo the M20 and the technology it brings to the table at 15 minutes into the race the M20 was in front and pulling away and this was without their spin up, when rest of the leaders were on a double trapped spin reach. I suspect at the pace the M20 slipping away it would have been over the horizon by the time the next boat cleared Angelfish Creek. All boats have problems, and I’ll bet you lunch this type of failure is NOT a recurring theme on the M20.

Speaking of old designs, do you think the Tornado would be a little quicker with 38 foot stick, but I bet she would be handful in anything over 15 knots. What do you think?

Dave