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    Posted: 06 Nov 14 at 9:28pm
The Dart 18 has a satchel on the trampoline which you can use in a capsize by filling it with water and slinging the straps over your shoulders to give you more weight to right it.

Going back to the first post, I sail both a Contender and a Sprint/dart 15. Out of the two I'd pick the 15 to fit your requirements.
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I'd not sail a Dart 18 singlehanded, but our OP appears to be made of sterner stuff, so I was wondering if you knew something about the design (apart from the usual cat righting problems, which apply to all and can be solved with a masthead float) which make actually sailing the boat hard.
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Megabyte.  Like a laser but better and certainly suitable for your height and weight.  Pretty stable, fast enough but easy to right.  Lots of room in the cockpit - designed so you could take a child out with you if you wanted to, so certainly space for a kitbag.
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Originally posted by Rupert

I'd not sail a Dart 18 singlehanded, but our OP appears to be made of sterner stuff, so I was wondering if you knew something about the design (apart from the usual cat righting problems, which apply to all and can be solved with a masthead float) which make actually sailing the boat hard.


I have sailed a dart 18 singlehanded including righting it. The mast is sealed so they don't need a float (it can still turtle but there is a method for righting them). It was desgin for either a crew set up or singlehanded under main alone.
They are a good boat. I currently us a catapult which is great fun but has the advantage of going on the roof rack which makes it easier to transport to different places.
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Dart 18 OK singlehanded under main only. You will get overpowered in a breeze though, they are a handful on your own above F4. Reefing as Dart 16 has would help I guess.
They can be hard to right singlehanded becauseof the weight of the mast - much heavier than Dart 15.
What about the Dart 16? Very robust, reefable as mentioned, can carry loads of weight, easy to singlehand, and almost never pitchpole (well, compared to Dart18/15 anyway!). Cheapish too.
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