ajl... the Orion is a beautiful and well constructed boat but is 3x the weight of other 27footers, is cutter rigged and has a full keel. It will not move well in light air relative to the overwhelming majority of bots in this size. Of course...I'd rather be in an Orion in 35 knots than most other 27 footers. That's the trade off. If you just have to have one..buy a big drifter and resign yourself to being happy with the looks of lust and envy from huntabenelina owners...as they sail by you!
