Gunboats: Any First-Hand Info ?

[barnakiel]

Originally Posted by dirkdig

An avergage of 9knots is nothing the get to exicited about.
For the huge $$$ i will stick to what i have.

Well. 9 is very good result. The 2680 is not sailed directly and especially not directly if you are sailing a fast cat.

But overall and compared to other boats it was nothing out of ordinary.

Sure thing (?) if one spends the same amount of money on a fast boat then she will fly.

b.

[Peter.Johnstone]

Phaedo sailed about 30% more miles than rhumbline, and did this race in full cruising mode. She destroyed her asym on the first day, and did the ARC with only screechers. Her captain reckons they were 75 miles per day off their normal ocean crossing pace. They felt they could have been two days quicker and set the elapsed record.

[beiland]

Originally Posted by beiland

How about this sales pitch

What does it mean, "removed by the user" ??
That's what the video link now reports.

[webejammin]

Originally Posted by Peter.Johnstone

Phaedo sailed about 30% more miles than rhumbline, and did this race in full cruising mode. She destroyed her asym on the first day, and did the ARC with only screechers. Her captain reckons they were 75 miles per day off their normal ocean crossing pace. They felt they could have been two days quicker and set the elapsed record.

Thanks for the update. My wife ( the racer in or family ) has been following Phaedo for a couple of years on U-tube and would love to see her live some day. Not a bad race either keep it up.

[Peter.Johnstone]

Webe, come to the Annapolis Show and see the Gunboat 66 SUGAR DADDY. Thanks for the nice comments.

[webejammin]

Thanks Peter but my business keeps us in the PNW this year maybe I'll catch one of your cats at a Seattle boat show hopeully soon all we get is rental type cats in Seattle, It sure would be a big thing to have a 66 ft Gunboat in the Salish Sea ( Seattle ) for a show.

[webejammin]

I got to thinking: Is there a good U-tube of Sugar Daddy in action ?