WWP 15 & 17 Performance

C. Carl Bostek, CRNA, FNP (aurorahs@sinbad.net)
Fri, 09 Jul 1999 13:38:45 -0800


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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The WWP looks like a fine design for easy trailering and I am
considering either a 15 or 17 for use here in Alaska on lakes and bays.
I'd like to get an idea of their performance, viz., how close will they
point to the wind, what kind of speed is typical for various points of
sail, how well they perform with an outboard, and how long does it
really take from the time it floats off the trailer until you're able to
sail away.

I'd appreciate any input. My intended sailing areas will be local
lakes, Prince William Sound, Resurrection Bay and Cook Inlet. Lots of
trailering since the inlet near Anchorage is subject to fast currents
and bore tides and has lots of very shoal water with nasty mud flats.

Thanks,

Carl Bostek