Flying a hull

Most 5.2s have a very choked slot. Unless the goal is to point as high as possible you need to pull the jib out a bit.

the h-16 is king daddy for hull flying, my p-16 takes a little more wind(~15kts) to get going...i love the hobie for hull flying/extreme(sometimes extremely bad) sailing...it gets a little hairy in a blow and seas, that whole pitch pole thing, but thats half the fun of it.

From my experience, the Nacra 5.2 hulls come up quicker than the H16, but more importantly, with the daggers I have a completely new level of control and stability, so I can keep it up on one hull for much longer. I sail on a small finger lake in Ohio, so winds are constantly shifting, so the 5.2's responsiveness and control is a vast improvement over the H16. With the H16, I always felt like it was a temporary balance, not as stable.

Not sure what Robs "narrower slot" means re: the ability to fly a hull...? My Nacra 5.2 has the fore and aft jib leads, not side to side, so I can't open the slot, except by letting the jib sheet out. The factory located jib leads / slot seems about right to me.

I have to say, the single best investment I made in my boat was a high quality wind direction indicator, like a Davis or Velocat. Now when I'm flying a hull, I can really follow the wind shifts and maintain boat speed and keep that hull up. Its all about maintaining boat speed. Highly recommended.
Hey H16 or 5.2 ? - its all good!
cheers,
Graham

Not sure what Robs "narrower slot" means re: the ability to fly a hull...? My Nacra 5.2 has the fore and aft jib leads, not side to side, so I can't open the slot, except by letting the jib sheet out. The factory located jib leads / slot seems about right to me.

I think if you tried it with a barberhauler you'd see what I mean.