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Originally Posted by BroadHopper
The Sail reminds me of the America Cup contenders last June in Newport. Many sailboats designed today are capable of high speed. My neighbor's son is on the national catamaran team. He frequently sails on the broads with a catamaran in excess of 45 mph. Even though the law says any watercraft is covered under the speed limit, My guess is the MP figures it is a sailboat so why bother?
The lake is not very sail friendly, because of the mountains and hills. The wind does not blow steadily in one direction like you would have on the ocean. As you navigate across the lake the wind will shift as you go by a hill or any kind of rise on land. But a sailor with the right craft is capable of high speed.
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Even under the best conditions, the former World-Olympics
Tornado catamaran doesn't exceed 30 too often; however, in its 1976 debut, they published a brochure of the world's fastest production catamaran that featured the towing of a waterskier! I've owned my own
Tornado and sailed it with glee—
and trepidation—on Lake Winnipesaukee.
—> Yes, the French now rule
Britannia's seas—with apologies to new member
mikea 
IF you are able 
, fast-forward to 02:10 in the following video, where a trimaran that is capable of exceeding 45 passes a cruising
Fountaine Pajot catamaran in open seas—to cheers of selfless encouragement.
Although it is a video of a craft driven solely by wind, this is to advise turning down your speakers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UU...&v=lOfP39LZtJw