sailingdeacon
Member III
Just had to tell of the great success racing my '87 E34! While I cruised for many years I got into racing a few years ago(at ate 64) and started slowly with this boat - with an old shortened roller furling 140. Then bought an ill fitting 150 short genoa off ebay for nearly nothing and the boat responded far better than anyone expected. Finally I got a pentex 155 (I measured incorectly so it is likely a 150) this year with adjustable lead cars and WOW! Just this weekend beat a racing Beneteau 40 and accomplished skipper in a 20 mile race. Am doing super in round the buoys. The boat is really quite fast (132) but we are doing even better relatively. And this with a 155 ROLLER furling triadial. If you have one of these boats your really ought to give racing a try. The boat is driven almost completely by the headsail. Also I remove the heavy 60' chain and 120 rode and anchor, empty the water tanks, clean the bottom and watch her go!