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Originally Posted by MidLandOne  Displacement kills speed - you will find no reputable designer who will disagree with that. |
N.A. David Gerr spends an entire chapter in one of his books putting a stake in the heart of this myth.
Displacement does not kill speed. Low SA/D does, per David Gerr, N.A.
I know a Caliber 40 is no race boat, but she is a genuine cruiser, like my 36er'. I spotted her 1/4 mile in a 6 knot breeze and in 4 miles I passed on the inside, me pointing higher and faster.
Plastic boats hate my boat.