Back to Early Impressions.:
I have the GRE version. The boat feels over-stable, but when you look at the speedo she's fast.
I find the rudder angle is too limited, she turns a bit slow in tight places, but doesn't get stuck which is good. A few more degrees of rudder would help.
When the ballast tank is full and the rear vertical hatch is open, there is too much water on the cockpit floor for my taste when the boat is at anchor. I put in some suitable size fenders into the ballast tank until the cockpit floor is dry at equilibrium, much better like this. I am sure the self-righting is not significantly affected, maybe Matt can check his AVS tables.
When heeling the boat until the green water comes over the gunnel, the water on the side benches seeps into the storage compartments underneath. I have no better solution than avoiding too much heel, which is simple enough.
All else works fine, to a degree it's actually a bit boring. Once the sails are set up well, it's like riding on a bus, very little to do for the passengers. Some tiller and changing sides, that's it, no sheets need to be touched for miles.
What works particularly well is the self-tacking and the self-steering. I had actually put in fittings for a tiller-pilot but I never use that, the boat is so well behaved when she is heaved to and the main is slack. However, I recommend a tiller brake, simple to fit one onto the tiller.
