Can you comment on the windward performance of the Pahi 42?

The windward performance of the Pahi 42, like that of all sailboats, depends on the quality of the sails, hull loading and sea condition. Peter Richardson's Pahi 42, in which he took us from Scotland to Iceland in 1998, sailed extremely well on all courses, in all seas. A few years ago, sailing close to windward in the Canaries from Gomera to Palma with our 63-ft Gaia, I tried to catch up with a Swiss Pahi 42 in a light to moderate wind and failed.

Our Gaia was sailing 42 to 44 degrees of the true wind. The bow daggerboards in the Pahi 42, like the bow centreboards in the Pahi 63 are for lightly loaded, fast sailing to windward. If the boat is moderately or heavily loaded, these boards are not needed.

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