Hi Damon, thanks for taking care of this. It's a lot of work and you are probably the person best suited to take over Rick's site. I mostly post here ...

those German cars are nice but also cost a bit more in upkeep, a Passat or Jetta wagon might work. I am thinking a bit more frugally and leaning towar...

thanks for all the suggestions..that's quite a few relevant models that I will look at. It's funny, we already have 2 Corolla's in the family, maybe...

I am wondering what else folks drive these days....I have been using a V8 Tundra but would like to trade down to something smaller that could also dou...

I agree, the rotated mast on the Prindle 19 throws quite a wrench in the mix.... when I initially tested it, it didn't seem a huge problem when the ma...

be great if you could post a video pulling up the mast on the P19 for us... onekiwi wrote: I can get a pic of my setup, I use the trap wires to to pu...

Tom, that's the way I have it on the P16, there's a bungee on each forward trap wire tied to the forward beam. I have not tested this yet on the P19 b...

I mounted a version of a gin pole that's commercially available on my P16 last year. It works fine but in the end I found it's easier for me to raise ...

there's various manufacturers, older designs notably Marstrom, Boyer, A3, Evo, recently DNA and eXploder (foiling)...Morelli & Melvin in Newport Beach...

I am a bit interested in this platform but consider myself a pleasure sailor so curious why you thought it's more suitable for racing than for recreat...

look up USA A-Cat and International A-Cat sites for more info. There's also a couple of FB pages and then videos that can give a good idea what you mi...

righting it should work ok, at 170lbs it's really light. The real problem is it's a slippery eel...i.e. you get knocked off and the boat just sailed o...

I have talked to a few folks about this platform but not sailed one...my read is they are lots of fun to sail, also easy to rig and sail but hard to s...

Mission Bay Aquatic Center offers Hobie cat sailing lessons in San Diego at Mission Bay. This is a great family friendly location with lots of things ...

might be another good place to get some coverage from..... samc99us wrote: On a perhaps more positive note, has anyone from the race contacted? I'm s...

there's another guy in your area that sails San Juan islands. He used to own a Nacra20 but then maybe sold it a year or so ago. He might be able to gi...

you might also get leads if you are able to post a message either yourself or through a fleet captain as "looking for Nacra20/I20" at local yacht club...

Nacra20s and Nacra6.0s rarely come up in our SoCal area...even for P19 I had to scout CL for months. It becomes a bit easier if you are willing to tr...

P16 is a good boat, there's a Prindle FB group that might be worthwhile joining for you and maybe a few cat sailing lessons or maybe a primer on a din...

spfx and myself plan to do another trip to Santa Cruz island April 23-25, launching out of Ventura Harbor. We will be staying at the Scorpion campgrou...

spfx and myself plan to do another trip to Santa Cruz island April 23-25, launching out of Ventura Harbor. We will be staying at the Scorpion campgrou...

nice clip Lance, seems you guys had a great trip to Goat Harbor on Catalina. I would be up for an island trip when the days get longer again, maybe w...

car_guy wrote: this guy in the clip releases tension of the shroud to aid in turning the hull. Seems s bit dangerous br /> Has anyone attempted attac...

cool, Wharram has a website where you order designs for their popular designs for DIY cat project builds based on your time/$$$ commitments and need f...

Here's a few more clips OP could have posted (just search youtube): S9 Overview:br /> Sailing Upwind:br /> 3rd test 2014?:br /> 2nd test 5.01.2014...

there's a few more clips and pics on the S9 FB page. Maybe worth checking that too...

Eric, you should consider joining and sharing some of your experiences /stories from those earlier days with Gary. I just sent my 3rd son off to colle...

after searching for a while I picked up an 8ft carbon fiber windsurf mast locally for $50. Chinook makes a U joint: br /> and a base cup kit: br ...

we are heading to Santa Cruz Sept. 18 - 25....if anyone is looking for crew during that time let me know - I would love to go out. We are staying at t...

the GPS data integration is a really cool feature of the Garmin VIRB...a friend of mine uses it for cycling and there it picks up speed/GPS too. It lo...