No offence to the Hobies (I still own one) but when this discussion starts, few folks want to talk about the 'modern' boats out there today. My F16s ...

Our group will be there. Just don't get behind Pete if you want a Dark & Stormy!

Buy a sewing machine and build one for yourself. I have sewn about a dozen now for my boats and friends. I think you can do one for about $35 in mat...

First thing I would do is replace the rollers with cradles. I would find where the bulkheads are inside the hulls and set the cradles in line with th...

Hopefully I have already purchased that trailer.

Pete, yes to all of the above. There is no EPL football this weekend so I can take a ride if you want me. Ted is the one you NEED along as he knows ...

The conversions from DPN to PHRF works for like boats because relative speed stays somewhat consistent as the wind increases. At least within the cha...

tiberiusgv, I will point you to our website: We have been at rating mixed fleets for about 15 yrs. Our latest documentation outlines the ratings an...

+1 on the SHBCC ... those folks are great !! I would say there is literally a thousand years of cat sailing experience at the club. Also, there has g...

Stags209 ... I believe the SoL this year has been moved to July 7th.

Yea, baby !! I'll go as high as (39) on the rating. 🙂

Pete needs NO encouragement. This last weekend we determined that he "out owns" me 2 to 1. Come on Pete, there has to be a mast in your graveyard t...

Bill, Mayor's Cup Regatta, Plattsburgh, NY, July 7th ... great event. The best part is we go up a week early and spend it on the beach with a lot o...

I know a couple of guys who are likely discussing how to rescue this boat as I type. 😉

Resale ??? I have never bought a boat I thought I wouldn't keep. That is likely why I am up to 5 now. Only Pete (I see he is on right now) is more o...

I keep reading this thread with interest. My F16 looks clean and simple rigged main only with minimal rigging time. The guys in my fleet don't think...

We have the same back and forth about rigging my Corsair F-242. The boat designer says you should be on the water 45 minutes after you pull up to the...

Whoa, hey .... I have an F16 and rigging time is NO WAY quadrupled compared to an H18 with a spinnaker. Also, I can sail the F16 Blade from main onl...

Good stuff !! Always good to hear of cat friendly clubs. Do the monos & multis race together? What do you use for ratings?

I have a buddy that dropped his H21 mast and cracked the comptip. A comptip replacement from Hobie was about $1k. Luckily, he is great with epoxy an...

Friend did a sq top mail from Slosail for their 5.8 this spring ... Awesome! You should check them out. This is the second one I know of f personall...

I own a Corsair F-242 as well as a Hobie Tiger and now an F-16 Blade. I have raced on a Sprint 750 and I am not sure how you can say the high end of ...

Last year Pete grabbed the very last Dark & Stormy on the way out the door. Not that it is an indication of what a great regatta this is, just wanted...

I heard Pete Knapp was banned from Roton Pt for drinking too much Gosling Rum last year!

It is the best of both worlds. When you get bored you jump on the cat and all is right again. Of course, one step further; get the cat, the mono and...

I don't want to down the retailers but for the price of two rudder covers and a daggerboard bag, you can get yourself a good used sewing machine and d...