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Old 27-08-2021, 05:28   #1
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The most beamy sailboat attempted?
Besides catboats and sandbaggers, does anyone know of the beamiest sailboat attempts?

Reading about the history of Sandbaggers and how they performed is interesting... I'd be curious if it was ever pushed even further.

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Re: The most beamy sailboat attempted?
the caliber 28 had almost 11' beam .. and weather helm to go with it
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