So why doesn’t she totally suit me. (All boats are a compromise!)
I keep her at Kinlochleven, which is about 30 nm away from the ‘sea’ and whilst she makes steady progress upwind, it can be rather slow, and with a couple of tide gates to pass, I have ended up motoring far more than I (or Mingming) likes.
She is a little on the small side, though with some internal restructuring she could comfortably take two.
How I am using her is somewhat different to Rogers, and I feel it wrong to start modifying her too much.
I also have a catamaran that I am slowly renovating, and I have to admit that whilst I find sailing Mingming a joy, cruising is so much more comfortable not leaning over. And difficult to avoid the temptation of enjoying Mingming rather than getting on with the work.