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I've never had a problem of any kind clearing in to Canada or the US. Except for a few truly jaded souls whose boredom I've interrupted near Metaline Falls, WA, my experience everywhere has been with unfailingly polite people. Same with coast Guard boardings. Sometimes I've thought that they...

Bizarre coincidence territory. An english guy Kevin Carr came to west Texas as a mechanic for Chapparral auto racing in the1980's. He also ref'd Rugby games, I was no. 8 on the local team. Eventually, after I'd started my own company, I hired him to maintain all my company vehicles through a...

I think my old buddy Dave Hahn may have gone on that.  I know he's guided the crossing of South Georgia several times.

You "get" it. :)

No cover. Indoor heated storage.  She only pokes her nose as far south as Bermuda occasionally, then retreats back north to avoid sunburn, as do I.  My wife and I have very fair complexions, she is from New Mexico and got her fill of hot sun as a child.  We decided long ago that we much...

A well beyond ridiculous exaggeration. She gets a coat or two on the exterior at her builder's yard each winter.

OK, but I'll add a couple, underbody and interior, to give a better sense of what she is. Mast head spin on carbon, 3-spreader frac rig Underbody.  8' fin, 6' carbon rudder.

Oh dear. I can hear the groans from the old timers here " please don't get him started". There is a pic on the boom brake thread, and several on page 129 of the "coolboats to admire thread".

I can attest. My previous boat was nearly as good as glass gets, a Hinckley, carefully built and very well sorted. My current boat is cold molded by Brooklin BY, and, so far as I can tell, better in almost every way. Plus beautiful beyond imagine.  She's not everybody's cuppa. Since my size...

i would think the ability to slide and not trip over the draft might be of some advantage, tempered by the desire for maximum moment.  I thought it was interesting in tank testing when they pulled masts out of models and they were much easier to roll in simulated breaking seas.

Oh shit, yer killin' me. I just got back from a Blues Society BBQ/jam session, kinda liquored up, fingers sore, and I see this.  I needed a laugh, thanks!

Ah well. I live in a town where motorsports can be quite big. The Chaparral race cars were built here. My various friends have made the exotic car mistake, light airplane mistake, jet airplane mistake, cattle ranch mistake, race horse mistake, houses around the world mistake, 5th or 6th wife...

That is cool. I figured that would be sorted out, since the singlehanders racing those types clearly aren't hand-steering trans-Atlantic. Reinforces my opinion that that is one of the coolest cruising boats on the planet. I'm still not parting with Restive, as she meets with the wife's approval.

Sincerest condolences. 

Will the boat do that on autopilot? Will it go that fast, safely, with a husband and wife offshore who cannot be trimming and steering constantly? Serious  question, because I've only ever sailed leadmines offshore.

Yeah, that's fun with a race crew aboard. With wife and kids?  My whole goal in sailing with the wife is gale avoidance, because I like sailing with her. If every trip turns into a sufferfest because of my stupidity, pretty soon I'll be sailing alone. Not long after that, I won't have a boat...

Fine with me. It's a Chinese curse to say "may you live in interesting times". 

It does actually provide a pretty good guide to whom you might want to invite aboard for a drink. 

That in no way diminishes the validity of their choices. They are buying the boat for themselves, not for you or me. I happen to prefer a deep fin, spade rudder, tall carbon rig, paradoxically on a wooden boat with a 1930's interior aesthetic, but I appreciate the different boats out there as...

I have the book, bought a sistership to her covergirl.  Being able to heave-to can be an important skill for resting the crew. There are times when comfort and ride motion become important considerations. Sail offshore enough and you will experience those times.  Most people who sail around...