Ah. Why not? What are these dubious advantages? My impression is that the S&S34 (and, presumably, the Catalina 38) have a reputation for being...
That's exactly what I wanted to hear :-) And, to answer my own question, through the magic of google, Peregrine of Bellevue WA is a Catalina 38....
This thing about rules is so confusing. I'm not familiar with them at all. I'd just picked up the impression that they resulted in silly designs....
Thanks everyone! I don't fully understand Phil's RM explanation, although I can believe it's correct. The upward force on the lee side comes from...
I'm preparing to start building a 33' cruising sailboat next year and am looking for plans, but also trying out designs (in Delftship). It'd be...