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Originally Posted by Cruisingdad
Speed = less time exposed, more options. It does not mean everyone should go out and buy a Swan, but a good, solid, fast boat is better than a chunk of lead setting in the water waiting for the next storm to take a swipe at it. PS - I am not taking a punch at Valiant, it is still a better boat than mine. Just making a comparison.
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This is the general position taken by Latitude 38 editors as well. However, it's worth noting that most of the "heavy weather" sailing books that we read deal almost exclusively with how to handle heavy weather with long-keeled heavy boats. Heave-to, everyone!
In contrast, I have to admit that I liked the Heavy Weather Sailing video from Netflix:
http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?...=922760960_1_0
It focuses entirely on how to handle heavy weather with a light-to-medium displacement, fin keeled boat offshore, especially in the areas of steering and surfing through rough conditions when possible. In the segment about heaving to, their boat could do it but then lay broadside to the swells. Not a good thing.
Sorry this isn't about motoring...
Jim H