is that the personal experiences of many people with their own boats do not allow them to believe that this type of performance is possible, comfortable, and safe. So they choose to argue against the reality instead of embracing it into a broad range of cruising possibilities and experiences. I believe it is possible to be heavy, comfortable and steered by windvane for days using no power. I believe it is also possible to be light, comfortable and steered by electronic AP with easily managed power. I also believe that there are situations where the converse is not the correct decision or mode of operation for either case.

Mark