| HI, Some time ago I was sailing to Bermuda on a cat and I was in my bunk awake because the boat was crashing through the waves. My son who was fourteen at the time was at the Helm , bugeyed and staring at the knotmeter ,a big smile on his face as he tried to get that last bit of speed. Unfortuneatly it was a rough ride for the boat and its other occupants. In addition you do not want anything to let go 300 miles offshore. I met a gentleman with an Atlantic 55, who took it south every winter and I asked him if had many 250 mile days . He smiled and said hardly any. While the boat was quick to do 10 knots in light conditions , for the most part he spent his time trying to slow the boat down. A couple of years ago, Isailed up to Beaufort from Fort Lauderdale leaving Mon evening and arriving friday, There were two of us and we stayed in the stream and had some 180 mile days . Pretty good for a L380. We were quite comfortable but we were at our limits. So, if your out for a day, speed is fun- on a passage not so much , though the dream of a fast passage can stay alive. It is nice to see an 18m Hp sailing, I would like to see an elegant solution to the rudder problem and of course the water off the bow soaking everyone does not cut it.
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