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However I do have some scepsis about Hakan doing 18.5 knots sailing downwind in 6-12 knots winds (average 9 knots?); spi or no spi.


Hi Wout -

I recorded a 14-mile downwind offshore leg off Daytona this year on the Cap. NOAA called the wind 10 knots and my trusty Garmin said we were doing 16 with squirts of 17.5. All the trigonometry aside, Hakan's number seems completely believable to me.

And try some azithromycin to clear up that scepsis. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Sorry to hear your season has ended. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

John Williams

- The harder you practice, the luckier you get -
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After watching Lionel Messi play, I realize I need to sail harder.