Hi all

Yesterday I went for a sail in my mates new to him boat

We had about 15 to 20 knots of breeze and there were 3 of us onboard and we were out for around 5 hours

My mate who owned the boat was steering it beautifully but was constantly working the main sheet as well as the wind speed fluctuated

I thought this was a bit strange but it didn't mention it as I thought he was just trying to get the best boat speed out of the boat as the boat was designed as a racer and is quite fast and will turn on a dime

When we were coming back he asked me if I wanted to steer and initially I left the main alone as I would on my Sailmaster but I found as the wind increased and decreased it was almost impossible to keep the boat on a constant course without working the main sheet and to be hones we me at the helm we were all over the place as I struggled to steer and work the sheet at the same time

It is amazing how different this was to my Sailmaster where the thing will track along in a strait line without to much effort from the helmsman regardless of what the wind is doing

I guess when you look at the two boats out of the water you could see that they would handle differently but I was amazed at just how much more effort was needed on the smaller but quicker racer

Regards Don