You guys take everything over the edge around here. Everyone now a days has to explain everything.

Gina, I completley agree with what you said, DUH! But I have always loved nice pain schemes on sail boats, I dunno gives them an extra humph that people THAT DO NOT KNOW about sailing will like.

That is what I meant MARY, read outside the lines. Any none sailor sees our boats, specially in my case the Blade and I have gotten a few comments on the lines of "what is that?" I say its a sailboat, they say "oh nice" If were to apply some nice big bold decals with awesome graphics or lines, they would say "OH BAD butt!"

When I had my initial graphics (which were removed due to hurricane damage) even next door neighboors daughter which was three years old at the time, was saying "it looks so cool" That is what IM refering to. APPEALING to NON sailors. We all understand that a boat does not need any apeal.

Why do you all think that these massive boats have crazy graphics on the hulls etc etc? Makes them faster? NO. Its all about looks and marketing. Put two exactly the same boats next to eachother (Americas Cup for this matter) Show a non sailor which boat will he select, and he will clearly say the one with the graphics on it. WHY? because its all about calling attention and appeal to NON SAILORS,

DUH! folks read outside the lines. DAMN!