Originally Posted by
James Waldron
And now the challenge will be to make your weight. Takes careful building and good discipline to avoid adding a couple of pounds here and a couple there. Got a way to weigh it when you're ready to launch? That will make this thread all the more interesting as we all kibitz and, of course, tell you all the things you've done wrong (after the epoxy has cured).
And I agree, you'll be a lot faster under sail except in a flat calm. Unless you want to go dead up-wind; just remember, gentlemen don't sail to windward.
Edit: You may see a flat calm in St. Thomas before the end of the present century. Or perhaps not.