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For example, I'm heading westbound on Lake Ontario, winds are 10 knots from the west, am I going to be moving at 3 knots on the Bayfield no matter what, just because I'm reaching to windward? Is that what everyone means by slug?
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They are fairly cumbersome in light airs. In 10 Knot winds you may find yourself only moving at 3 or 4 - depending on how bagged out your sails are, how close to the centreline of the boat your sheeting arrangement allows you to haul the sails, and how frequently you come about. Winds in the summer can be light on the Great Lakes.
In a former marina there was a Bayfield a couple of slips away from us that I never saw out of the slip. The owner kept saying that there wasn't enough wind to sail (but between you and me I don't think he knew how to hoist the sails).
On the plus side - when the wind is 20 gusting 30 you'll be much happier than a lot of other boats out there...