I used a little bit of stuff from sailing around in LA, you might recognize Abe steering in some of the shots from the dinghy. I really like the underwater parts where you see the water separating from the hull when it is hydroplaning. That's the transition between semi-planing and full hydroplaning! That's why the hull has such an abrupt turn on the back there. I have found that it makes sitting at anchor more comfortable too. Many other boats have a curved up stern that lets the water go more smoothly, but doesn't plane as well, but they tend to slap when waves hit the stern. Aquila does not, until the waves are big enough to lift the stern up 6 inches. So its faster (when going fast) and more comfortable (when stopped). Most of the time those two things don't go together at all.
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Yeah! I loved those shots off the stern looking at the rudders, keel, and saildrive. The above-water shot of the outboard just *barely* above the surface was cool too. Those bubbles racing by underwater was like watching the old MS screen saver with stars. Well done, and surprisingly steady too!
Were those big black patches in the main the repairs you had done? And WOW - that white masthead spinnaker is gigantic.
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