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August 30th, 2009

Ted Hood on Motorsailers

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soundingsonline.com – I decided five years ago that motorsailers could be made to sail as fast as, or faster than, the average sailboat, and motor faster than the average trawler on the market, if it is designed to do so. To begin with, use the racing rating rules, which tell you what makes a boat fast. Since we don’t care about the rating, we can use all of the ideas that make your rating high – and a fast boat – to make a better cruising motorsailer. Read on -