> Let's not forget we are judging a 1971 design with a 2008 eye and > comparing it to a computer generated keel profile. Many fast keel shapes have come > and gone in that timeframe.
Oh, man, are you ever right about that Phil. I was going to comment on this and then got side-tracked, but for a boat that came out of the early 70's there is not a whole lot to complain about. Look at the way the 12 m.'s were designed in their last incarnation's if you want to see some ugly keels on race boats. For all intents and purposes, the 70's were like a different century in terms of boat design and well, pretty much everything else, come to think of it. I dont miss the 70's...well, maybe my high-school girlfriend and halter-tops... tf
