Oh yeah, you’ll need a huge
Genoa or cruising
spinnaker for light air, or just plan on motoring. But once you have 10 to 15 kts she’ll start moving. 20 to 25 on a reach she was really nice with full main and
jib and staysail. Before you start thinking of adding a coaming I’d sail her for a while. I really liked the open space and if it ever got rough enough that
water made it down the
deck that far, you’d probably already be in
weather gear">foul
weather gear. One modification I’d make if I got one is to add a super strong fitting below the bobstay fitting to attach a snubber for
anchoring. That was just a thing of mine, I liked having the
anchor rode strain off that roller on the
bowsprit, and it gives a better angle on the
rode, and it’s less likely to yank up on the rode if swell moves into the anchorage. That’s just me.