Go for a five minute sail (vicariously) on Rodney J's old J/90 RAGTIME.
Rod sold it in 2003 to Frank Slootman, who is now the owner of the
first J/111 INVISIBLE HAND sailing on San Francisco Bay. He put an
inboard diesel in RAGTIME. Trig Liljestrand bought it from Frank. After
racing it for a year or two, Rod helped him scope out a new "Turbo"
Hall carbon rig so he can go faster all the time with a taller main and
chute without using a genoa. Only change was a three foot taller
topmast. RAGTIME is so fast now that even without spinnaker up in
main/jib only beer can racing they're planing away downwind at 12-15
knots in 20-25 knots winds under Angel Island-- these guys were racing
out of Corinthian Yacht Club on the Bay.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9In0MTg8SiM
