Actually, I'm quite fine with monos. As I said, it's more important to get on the water. My wife doesn't feel that way, but that's fine because it enabled me to get the Corsair. After sailing that it will be way tough to go back if I ever have to.

I think when it comes to what you sail or drive, or live in, it needs to talk to you personally. So, get what you like. I spent a lot of years singlehanding the keelboat just to get out there. Lots of people love 'em for sure, and there's still few things as pretty as nicely designed mono with the rail in the water.

But, I think the reason the attitude that is seen from our side dogging the keelboaters is this - most of us have heard a lot of it directed at us from the keelboaters. So it's fun when we show them up on the water, and it's hard for people not to crow about it. Guaranteed if the other guys beat the cats they would crow about it.