I have been racing pretty obsessively for the last five or six years. I do not own a boat and simply coattail along with those that have the resources and dedication to race.
I am not very good at cruising mostly because I get bored. Lets face it, sailing (even at the AC level) is a pretty slow process. Unless of course you are doing the Volvo Ocean Race and blast reaching at 25 knots through the growlers of the Southern Ocean but that is a different story.
Here are some pics of my latest ride, a Cookson 12M out of New Zealand. It is quite a hoot.