There are definitely better boats in light airs, but, per my response to Bones, I think you'd be amazed at the performance of the stubby, beamy, heavy Flicka: Her inexplicably nimble performance is just one of those mysterious features that some of the best hull designs have, including those drawn by Lyle. Bruce Bingham is a magician!
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ">Mboats<" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 11:37 PM Subject: M_Boats: f l i c k a 2 0 vs M23 Years ago there was a Flicka at the Sandusky in-the-water boat show. It certainly is a neat boat but I have heard several times that it's strong suites are not light air or beating and that would be my main concern if I were in the market for that sort of boat. One good thing about them is that there are enough of them around that the price is often very reasonable. For better performance, I'd put my money on the Falmouth Cutter and for even better performance (except maybe in a *major* blow?) the M 23. Light air performance is one of my Thistle's strongest points: it'll still be moving long after nearly every other boat on the water has given up and fired up the iron jib. Tod _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
