the only time I seem to catch the stuff is if I attempt to motor. If I sail, I just glide right over it with my full keel. (rather cool looking down through it as we glide though)

The boat I race on, a J-105, has a nice dangling fin keel and rudder and we have a kelp window and a whole set of tools for removing kelp... all it takes is just a bit to make a big difference in boat speed.

'Course that full keel cruising boat doesn't get up on a plane like that fin keel racer. GRIN