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• Wondering why she seems happier & faster on starboard tack ...
  • Maybe a slight asymmetric foil shape of the keel = equals more "lift" one side?
  • Placement of knotmeter?
    • yup, thanks Rich, I thought about this ...
      • Could also be Coriolis Effect
        • yes Rich, this is what I've thought could be happening ...
  • I always get the same feeling on a boat I've sailed a lot.
  • Propeller?
  • Another issue is the "apparent" relative wind angle
  • On the best boat I ever owned, it was the same sort of thing. Never figured it out.
    • Deleting red x.
  • One of the old guys told me it was my mast
    • I think that's more what I sense in speed difference.
    • Centering the mast.
      • Sounds like good advice Al
        • Larry, you're welcome aboard anytime.
    • I Thought They All Sailed Better On One Tack or the Other ...
    • Send it in checked luggage.
      • Good story about the Moore!
      • Similar to some of the early J24s.
  • Time for a Submarine story?