Cherubs

The hull shape is important but will not make as big a difference as rig set up and especially keeping it up right.

There was a big change in the hull rules in 1997 and the boats built after that are much narrower than those before.
The pre 97 rules boats are more forgiving to sail but slightly slower.


There are two post 97 hull shapes that have had more than one hull built the Slug and the Patterson 7.

The Patterson 7 is probably the tippier of the two and was optimised more for lighter winds it was a very sucsesfull design.

The Slug is considered a slightly more forgiving hull shape and was generally faster in the windy weather but that could partly have been the sailors and the rig set up on those boats.

The main things to look out for when buying a cherub are weight and rig as both of these are tricky/expensive to change.