Debating the physicality of sailing

In the October 2021 e-Newsmagazine of the Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation, Commodore Sam Nedeau argues with himself about the physical demands of big and small boat racing.

I am going to attempt to settle the argument I’ve been having with my brother John for several decades; which racing boats are more physically demanding – bigger offshore boats or small day sailing racers? (Please noted that I am going to restrict this argument to racing and racing on a fairly high level.)

The origination of our argument started in 1978 while carrying a “genny” belonging to my father’s C&C 52 Windancer. This Dacron beast was all the two of us, ages 14 and 18, could handle. We had just flaked that sail and it had to weigh 200 lbs. plus. We were complaining that the sail was so heavy…!

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