tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post5880588170172286889..comments2024-03-17T17:59:44.193+00:00Comments on Bill's Log: Mount Gay 30 Racing YachtWilliam Serjeanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676353659137355noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-64558442108356141882017-10-11T20:43:06.197+01:002017-10-11T20:43:06.197+01:00Thank you Simon for your comment and the YouTube c...Thank you Simon for your comment and the YouTube clip - that's some way to cruise!!!<br /><br />Bill.William Serjeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676353659137355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-67133698231055349252017-10-09T03:16:09.982+01:002017-10-09T03:16:09.982+01:00I read this post with interest as I own this boat!...I read this post with interest as I own this boat! I bought her in 2015, and changed her name back to the original 'WILDWOOD', quite fitting for a wooden boat which goes fast...<br /><br />Public perception of raceboats is always an interesting one. I only cruise in her and have no particular ambition to go racing. As a cruising boat, she is fast enough to not necessarily need to passage plan around the tides. Racing boats, by their nature, are efficient sailing machines which more often than not come with good manners. This is particularly true with WILDWOOD, she will happily potter along in excess of 10kts with the autopilot steering in perfect control, freeing up a short-handed crew to cook, navigate, do jobs around the boat or just relax.<br /><br />I think the thing many people don't consider is that you can always slow a fast boat down, but you can never speed a slow boat up. One day this might be the difference between being able to beat off a lee shore, or make your intended cruising destination before you lose the tide, or access new destinations which would otherwise be impractically far afield.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52HRGE9MDRU&feature=youtu.besimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416705530912164639noreply@blogger.com