▁narrow ▁beam . ▁At ▁ 2 1 ▁feet ▁ 9 ▁inches ▁her ▁water line ▁is ▁much ▁shorter ▁than ▁her ▁ 3 0 ▁feet ▁on ▁deck ▁would ▁lead ▁you ▁to ▁believe . ▁And ▁space ▁below ▁is ▁tight , ▁as ▁can ▁be ▁expected ▁of ▁all ▁boats ▁with ▁the ▁Al berg ▁look ." ▁ ▁Rev iewer ▁Ted ▁Bre wer ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 : ▁" the ▁Red wing ▁was ▁still ▁very ▁much ▁state - of - the - art ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁designed ▁... ▁The ▁y acht ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁C CA ▁cru iser / rac ers ▁of ▁her ▁size ▁and ▁larger ▁and ▁still ▁win ▁more ▁than ▁her ▁share ▁of ▁silver ▁... ▁she ▁simply ▁g ob bled ▁up ▁compet itors ▁that ▁r ated ▁a ▁foot ▁or ▁so ▁higher ▁under ▁the ▁C CA ▁rule . ▁That ▁is ▁due , ▁in ▁part , ▁to ▁the ▁unus ually ▁high ▁ball ast / dis p lacement ▁ratio , ▁which ▁keeps ▁her ▁standing ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁b ree ze ▁despite ▁her ▁mod est ▁beam ▁and ▁her ▁gener ous ▁( by ▁C CA ▁standards ) ▁sail ▁area ▁... ▁In ▁light ▁weather ▁she ▁would ▁still ▁sh ine , ▁as ▁her ▁short ▁water line , ▁mod est ▁beam , ▁and ▁relatively ▁s lack - bil ge ▁h ull ▁help ▁to ▁reduce ▁w ett ed ▁surface , ▁the ▁major ▁cause ▁of ▁resistance ▁when ▁the ▁wind s ▁soft en . ▁Red wing ' s ▁sp ade ▁rud der ▁and ▁sh ark - style ▁fin ▁were ▁also ▁state - of -