Doug,

>The yacht's name is Suvitar, and had a sister ship named the Mai Tai. Both were 76' steel hulled ketches with a big Cummings engine. Hull was rated at around 11 knots. Our last trip back from White's Cove on Catalina we could see there was a stiff breeze we were headed into. So.. We put up the mainsail and one of the smaller storm jibs. When we hit the wind - actually it hit us! <g>- our cap rail (which was 5-6 feet up from the water line) buried itself into the ocean (literally!) and we took off like a rabbit being chased by a coyote. Man it was a gas!! Imagine a 70 ton object being slammed through the water at thirteen (13+/-) knots!!. Two knots over designed hul speed. Man, we were smokin!! What a blast. I remember it to this day. "Snap!" go the sails. Whoosh!

Yeah! I can hear/feel it!

Take care, J