Which Cat for lightweights?

you would be competitive in any cat , the day of lardy bouy supremacy (if it ever existed ) is over , with modern sails /rigs , multipurchase downhauls etc , the "lightweights" can depower upwind and keep up with the lardy butts and then fly away offwind , enjoy your choosing the worlds your oyster

get yourself an infusion (f18) , Tornado , Spitfire , F16 , 5.9sx , get youself down to grafham in october ,to see the variety on offer , a well attended event with a high quality fleet , and plenty lugs to chew !

 

am jealous

 

 

Yes, get down to Grafham and have a look.

Also your dad can watch the Rugby world cup on the TV in the bar as we have a late bar too

Originally posted by sailor_420 Yeah we were considering the Spitfire. What sort of wind would we be able to go out in with our weight before we start to have trouble keeping it up?

Sailing cats is more to do with skill than lard.

I would think at 19 stone you would be fine. 

Hi sailor 420, I suggest you have a try on the Nacra 500s, great little boat, perfect for your weight and experience, very quick for its size to.

Give me a call, 07900443538   Grant Piggott

Spitfire would be your best choice. IMHO. I have seen it sailed competitively with 10kg less weight than you have to offer.

As catmandoo says, the lightweight is king in  cats these days, which is bad new for me. I wouldn't want to see you in a F18, H59 or Tornado as you would struggle to right them after a capsize - anything else you would be able to handle.

If me and my mate were a few stone lighter (8 actually so it's not gonna happen) we would sail Spitfire. Really fast against its handicap, light and compact. In an ideal world it would have a self-tacking jib but the chine on the hulls that deflect the spray show the attention to detail in the design.