Next to my slip is a dry sailed Melges 24. The owner and good friend does not dry sail to save weight (although several years of bottom paint ain't too light!) I think he dry sails to have the most smooth bottom as possible, no paint, no slime, no nothing, just the MFG's bottom.
Joe McCary Aeolus II West River, MD [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sailor Chef This is a widely held opinion that boats will gain a significant amount of weight through osmosis when "wet" sailed to the point that some PHRF committees will add 3 sec/m for "dry" sailed boats. It ain't so! I forget the actual numbers but we verified them thru Doug Peterson's computers a while back. If you added the entire hull skin volume with water you would only gain about 25 lbs for a J-35. We usually have more beer than that on board. As far as I'm concerned, a "dry" sailed boat is, for all intents and purposes, the same weight as a "wet" sailed boat. Mark, Gratis (6115) and "retired" boat-builder employee, Peterson 34, 38 and 26 (1/4 Ton)
