Think back to the early days of the F18, the class rules were set up with Raid in mind. They were required to have roller furling jibs and the jib ha...

From the 2003 rules: 11 INVITATIONAL EVENT The Worrell 1000 is a private, invitational event. As such, the management reserves the right to accept o...

badfish wrote: Was the Worrell always by invitation? They use the term, "invitation" to essentially allow them to approve or deny an entry. If you d...

john_williams wrote: will, you have the distinction of being the only person that was complained about by users of the facebook page, and the only per...

They aren't racing the FCS version. The Nacra 20 carbon can be sailed in three configurations; c-boards with kickup rudders, full foiling (FCS) and "...

Yes, they heel, but that's slow because it means you have loaded the boards up laterally. Lateral load equals drag. I don't think the S9 is setup for...

If you are going to reef... Make a pigtail with a ring on the top so that you don't have the 2:1 issue. This is also a good idea because the halyard ...

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I've got a carbon pole and Guck Skunk snuffer that I might part with... It's the right size for your boat, but might not be what you're looking for.

MN3 wrote: USCG JUST (today) released it's report on the 2015 DI race (where 5 died and 1 is still missing) /blockquote> I was in that one... had we ...

Sail Graphics: Sponsors expect to see their name on the boat, so if you have sponsors, this is a mandatory cost Hull Graphics: SI's limit team graphi...

It isn't a difficult race. Biggest thing is to make sure you have a GPS and follow the race instructions. You are not allowed to cross the ship chan...

Those numbers are off by quite a bit. Entry fee: $2,000 Sails: $6,800 Parts: a single dagger board is ~$2,500 and a rudder is $700-ish. Rudder casin...

This has sort of become two different conversations... Regarding the N20C/FCS sails. I just got my boat last month and can't report on sail longevit...

If you are considering the UFO, have you thought about the S9? I have a friend who owned both and he sold his UFO...

To everything that Sam said, +1. I've owned two Marstroms (T and an A-cat) and my sailing partner has multiple T's and a semi-custom, Melvin designed...

One thing to remember with the 18-2, 19, Tornado, etc; those boats have centerboards and pinching is even worse in them than on daggerboard boats.Edit...

What Craig said; the USSA PN catamaran ratings have not been updated in 10-12 year depending on who you ask. We have tried to work with USSA, but I'm...

How about something a little more modern and regularly updated: br />Edited by wlrottge on Oct 01, 2018 - 05:18 PM.

Use a spin lock and pull it up with one hand, steer with the other. Worked the couple of times I sailed my Tornado with the kite by myself.

Not a Nacra/Inter 20

What Sam and Mike said... The Nacra/Inter 20 mast is tough, but I've seen them break in person with the kite up. One of our mantras when pushing dow...

Martyr, there are two S9's in Fort Walton Beach, I can put you in contact with them if your would like. There are also several here in TX. Tons of fu...

Crosswinds are bad...

Almost, if not all of the C2's here in Texas have similar gelcoat cracks. A friend just picked up a very very lightly sailed 2013 that has been cover...

Soooo..... I have a BEAUTIFUL set of Ullman Zuccoli Tornado sails made by Pablo Soldano that I was going to list for sale if a friend in the UK didn't...

That is possibly (probably) the first Undecided, if it is, I sailed that boat in the 2001 NAs (third). I think there were two more yellow/white ones...

MN3 wrote: "....and can be as high performance as any beach cat" Tell me these guys aren't just as high performance as any cat - including the Nacra...

What Sam said is pretty much spot on and aligns with our observations. We don't tow more than an hour or so with a tilt trailer for a couple of reaso...

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