Even Mark agrees with me...
" Yes, the Express is definitely the queen of downwind--- especially on the ocean (what amazes me too, is how well they sail upwind in the bargain...not as much fun as downwind, of course). We have only done a few ocean races on Xena, but they were a blast. The Drake's Bay race (2007)was the most fun. On the return, we recorded speeds of over 17 knots. It was blowing 30 knots, and the 17s were hit coming in over the bar. Enclosed is a photo just after we had cleared the knarliest of the bar waves (it was ebbing) -- [...] Xena won overall (all divisions), both days (the upwind day and the downwind)."
Photo taken by Kevin McElroy, sitting way back hanging on to the pushpit, helping to keep the bow up.
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