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    Posted: 07 Feb 12 at 8:43pm
you CAN sail a 'faster' design from a stone beach without running it up the beach.
There will be days when you have to think twice about launching though.

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Similar to Dart 16 but stiffer material I believe.
 
 
 
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The club for many years has always had dart 15's,18's and hawks and nowadays dart 16s.

These are really only going to be club racing boats not circuit winners. 
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For that sort of treatment, you need a plastic cat. This narrows the choice. Hobie build The Wave, The Catsy and The Twixy. These are really only "fun boats" and slow and heavy. I think Nacra do a plastic fun boat as well. You know about the Dart 16 which better, but I think the Topper Topaz range is great when you consider their prices. I have had a Topaz 14 X for over three years. The plastic is better than others against dents and scratches. It has a boom for sail and mast rotation control and simple but good rudders.

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um.....no!
best bet is to have a dart16or something a bit 'ropey' for dodgy launching days and save the shiny boat for best.

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As above. Many dart 16's at my club which get sailed straight up the beach on very dodgy landing conditions (waves). 


Can this be done with A-class cats and F16's

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