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We ran side by side with a 3600 Sovran in a big following sea on Lake Michigan from Ludington to Frankfort. We had our autopilot on the entire way doing about 23 knots. Both boats ran at the same speed. Our ride was dry and the Sovran appeared to be dry as well. Running the other way in similar seas, the Sovran seemed to be slightly faster by perhaps a half knot, although it was on a slightly more forgiving heading. It seemed to be wetter. We were both slowed down to about 18 knots. Our boat has Crusaders. The other boat was diesel powered. Both handled the seas quite well.