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i wonder how much speed did it add?..
Posted by: orandzh | March 17, 2010 at 07:35 AM
I'd say quite abit i'd imagine
Posted by: SVG | April 27, 2010 at 10:30 AM
I was on the boat in that series. They helped sail the boat deeper by adding stability. Never much more than a .25 knot improvement, but lower VMG
Posted by: Nick Gibbens | May 14, 2010 at 01:30 PM
Nick, thanks for this. I posted the photo randomly as I thought it was such a great shot but you really helped clarify what was going on. Hope you still sail
Posted by: Adam Turinas | May 14, 2010 at 03:53 PM
What a photo, the see breeze and the waves are literally emerge from it, next summer I'm going to do skipper course. Thanks for posting it.
Posted by: holy land tours | October 24, 2010 at 10:22 AM
wait a second...those boats, are the same that passed near of our coasts in a contest, right? a contest around the world, in which one sailor visited various places.
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