The "CIGALE 16", with a 20 meters high mast and
122 square meters sails on reaching, with a displacement of 11 tons, is
a very fast sailing yacht, especially down wind. (max speed reached by
Tarka = 22 knots)
Performances are upgraded when using the water ballasts (1 ton on each
side), allowing to lower the angle of heel or allowing to keep more
sails when the wind is coming up.