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Old 08-01-2006
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"As for the Islander 28, it sailed beautifully. We could balance the boat perfectly when sailing, and let go of the tiller for brief periods with no problems." It *is* incredible howthat boat balances, even the designer (Dave Perry) has remarked that it is one of his best designs. Apparently Islander modified the interior layout some and changed to a deck-stepped mast, but somehow Perry got the balance and sail plan plain old dead perfect.
I've yet to see a short list of other boats that can do the same, but I'd sure like to know of them.
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