high performance racing

I think the term "high performance" is more of a description of the sailor. You need to perform to a high standard to be able to sail the boat. If your crap then you wont be sailing it very well at all! You do not need to perform well as a sailor in a topper for example, but to sail a full rig laser you have to perform better. 

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Well different boats scare different people! (Like mine when it's been in the garage for weeks and still needs mending )


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Originally posted by Merlinboy Is a laser 4k a high performance boat?  I consider high performance to be 49er, 14, cherub etc etc.

4k will beat a fair few cherubs on the water, even the odd 05 rules one.
 

Originally posted by turnturtle Originally posted by 29er397 Originally posted by Merlinboy Is a laser 4k a high performance boat?  I consider high performance to be 49er, 14, cherub etc etc. 4k will beat a fair few cherubs on the water, even the odd 05 rules one.   Not sure about that when it's honking Fergus.

When its honking probably not, but VERY close the rest of the time, downwind the cherubs pull away, but upwind 29er/4k etc will catch up a hell of lot.

anyway.....
 

Is an RS 300 high performance? Certainly difficult to sail, but very slow compared to a 49er, which in turn is very slow compared to a record beaking windsurfer, which is slow compared to a racing powerboat, which is slow compared to a world record breaking powerboat. Does that mean they are all high performance, or just the fastest of all?