[RAY]

They only go 5kts or so on a good day.

Not being a sailor, but a participating guest on several occasions, it seems the objective is to get as much out of the wind as you can - and that can be very satisfying. We take our pleasures when we can - and speed is "relative" - age forces many adjustments and, for some of us, really noticeably is that associated with speed.

May you have a good wind on calm seas (is that possible?).

[ChadGore]

One of the first images returned by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Huygen's probe on Titan. ESA scientists were due to give their analysis of the first pictures of Saturn's moon Titan -- hours after the Huygens spacecraft landed on its surface.(AFP/ESA)

[ProudVet77]

Thank you and very possible, during the winter I race in Boston harbor, very calm waters. Summer racing off of Marblehead is much rougher but it's great!
Getting the most out of the wind is a major challenge. But even after that is learned, we are doing the same as 10 other racers are doing, so it becomes a chess match with many other skippers. It is a fascinating sport, and not nearly as expensive as golf!