Makes sense . . . Modern cut-away keels allow boats to spin on their axis, right, whereas a full keel would not . . . Having sailed a full-keel boat, I can certainly say it's much easier to tack in the Montgomery . . . ----- Original Message ----- From: Wcpritchett@aol.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 9:57 PM Subject: heaving to I'd say that is a safe statement.