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    Posted: 21 Oct 16 at 2:29pm
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Originally posted by JimC

I'd have a few more doubts if it were kite surfers I must admit.


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Post Options Post Options   Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Oct 16 at 4:53pm
My (biggish) lake based club bans cats for no other reason than the number of hulls.  It seems to me that a 14 or 15ft cat is no longer, wider or quicker than something like an RS800 or Musto.  They are also less likely to run aground or capsize.  Prejudice is alive and well in my experience, but the thought of sharing a course with a kite would scare me!
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Originally posted by Rupert

Originally posted by iGRF

Originally posted by JimC

I'd have a few more doubts if it were kite surfers I must admit.


Prejudice!


Scary sharp string at neck level.


Which would snag the mast before it got to the helm and cause far more problems to the scary kitesurfer if he/she were stupid enough to come close to sailboats
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However if the scary kitesurfer is racing on the same course as the sailboats its going to be rather difficult for him not to come close to sailboats.

Edited by JimC - 21 Oct 16 at 5:36pm
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Originally posted by A2Z

My (biggish) lake based club bans cats for no other reason than the number of hulls.  It seems to me that a 14 or 15ft cat is no longer, wider or quicker than something like an RS800 or Musto.  They are also less likely to run aground or capsize.  Prejudice is alive and well in my experience, but the thought of sharing a course with a kite would scare me!

Musto is considerably faster than a dart 18 around a course, you'd need an something like a spitfire or f16 or bigger to be appreciably quicker to be honest


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Come on, not really simply about speed is it.
My beef with Cats is inexpert boat handlers not being able to turn corners efficiently or cope with the acceleration surge on a bear away when deciding how to deal with crossing boats. 
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Oct 16 at 9:23pm
As opposed to inexpert skiff sailors capsizing at every gybe and hoist?  Or old Solo sailors having slow reactions and poor rules obeyance? Or any other prejudicial stereotype?  

Are there likely to be any inexpert boat handlers at the SailJuice series?
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Posts: 1312 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Do Different Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Oct 16 at 10:20pm
True of course but at least your opposing examples have low inertia and less potential for high impact damage.

Needless to say my bigotry applies much further abroad than the mostly expert SailJuice participants. 
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Wow, is it still 1984 where you sail?
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