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Robert Gainer wrote:
> Do you think the question of getting pooped by a following
> sea is a concern with the double enders. Have you sailed under these
> conditions or do you know someone who can speak with experience about this.
I do know and have spoken with a man who was caught in the "Queen's Birthday
Storm" north of New Zealand in June, 1994. He and two crew were sailing a
Valiant 40. To hear him tell it, the boat pretty much took care of itself,
running downwind under minimum sail with wind vane steering.
One data point.
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Best,
Bryan Genez (KB3HMZ)
"Capella" Valiant 40 #158
Annapolis, MD
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