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Our boat, a mid 80s IOR design, (FIRST 42) has become our cruiser-fied home..
The IOR design takes a little getting used to as a cruising boat. Sailing dead down wind is one good example. with the pinched stern, they're a handfull in following seas and want to twist around.
BUT, 5 to 10 degrees off DDW, our feels like she was shot from a cannon, and running on tracks..
The weight is not an issue as when you set it up for cruising, as ours, you'll probably add a few thousand pounds to it which evens out its flighty movements and gives it super stibility.
I find that ours moves really good in light air, and becomes more stable as the wind picks up. Ours is cutter rigged so it gives us a wide arangement of avalable sail plans, and with all the performance rigging on the boat, we can tune the sails as the wind build......
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