VX40 around the island

I don't think for 1 minute that we would stand a chance against the finely tuned vx40's and there professional crews in a boat we have only just bought and are still getting to grips with! but if I could get my crew out of bed early enough to be on the water for a  6am start (very doubtful) we wouldn't be as out gunned as you might think, Emma isn't even close to being a C-Class anymore she is longer and wider than a C and with her bigger rig has only 18% less sail area than the vx40's, also the vx40's weigh in at a hefty 1100kg to our 450kg.