I bought the boat because she's fast, but I do cruise a little. The boat is a 79. (not sure which hull, I am new to j30s) She did race in Maryland under the name Blue Bird. There are a few j30s around the area, so I may reach out and try my hand at racing them. I haven't done anything to the boat that would disqualify it from racing in the association though. It had a lot of hurricane damage, but I am almost finished fixing her up, and your spreaders are key to getting her back in the water. For what ever reason one of them were missing when I purchased the boat.