[quote=erice]i went straight to lake sailing on a nacra 5.2 without too many problems
the 5.5 replaced the 5.2 and is slightly lighter, slightly longer, slightly wider. all good, esp. lighter
for soloing it is easy to remove the jib, if the 1 you are taking about is a sloop and not a uni
perhaps because the 5.5 was boomless the main is actually slightly smaller than the main on the 5.2, which is good for soloing, and it makes up for it by having a bigger jib, (lower with a bridal foil and window) which is good for when you have crew
a fast friend on his 5.2 says his friend's 5.5 was usually slightly faster
so i say go for the 5.5
the hobie18 is really too heavy for solo use and the nacra 6.0 too heavy and powerful <!-- editby --><em>edited by: erice, Sep 02, 2009 - 08:15 AM</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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