Posted by Marsh Marigold on
URL: https://forum.seahawk17.org.uk/Michael-Hood-Pippin-120-tp4025366p4025371.html

We sail on the narrow rivers of the Norfolk Broads and tacking would be a nightmare without the drop keel.  It’s really essential to make enough forward progress and manoeuvre accurately among all the other boats.  However, you won’t have the same problem on Ullswater and you can always motor when the wind is against you.