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The fact that they have five things sticking down into the water that move, and can either fail, break off or start to leak is more worrying IMHO. Swing keels have been known to fall off. Centerboard slots create turbulence and are a possible structural weak point. Rudders fall off. Not to mention how much drag all of this must add to the boat.
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Telstar 28
New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Captain Malcolm Reynolds, Serenity (slightly edited)
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