There were studies of rowing shells indicating that for the same hull dimensions there is little difference in speed between hard and soft chines (S&G vs stripper)- forgot the author but I think it is somewhere on the Wooden Boat site.
One might guess that there may be slight difference in leaned turning and stability to the advantage of S&G hard chines.
Am I missing anything here ??

: The difference was liking the S&G and loving the strip version. The stripper
: just felt like a better fit overall and seemed to glide seamlessly while
: something just did not suit me about the S&G. This is only my opinion and
: I cannot pinpoint what is different, I just know it felt different having
: the two side by side to compare, your results may vary.

: Kinda like a Chevy and a Cadillac, same chassis with one more luxurious and
: refined