[quote=nhanson][quote]That's a great H18 video, lets see four on board with two on trap (off the wing) in those conditions on one of these new fangled "high tech" beachcats!
Two on deck, two on the wing. It takes a "TON" of wind to put that much weight on the same side. Hats off to the whole group, do you know these guys? We need them on here.[/quote]
Thanks for the positive feedback. Yes ... I know those guys ... It's us. I'm skippering in one of the first 2 vids ... the third vid Bobby Findley is skippering. Bobby claims to be some hotshot H16 skipper from back-in-the-day. Actually my best sail last year was Bobby skippering my Nacra I-18 while I crewed. He has mad skills. We all sail off Wilmette Sailing Beach, north of Chicago on Lake Michigan. Come on up, we are always looking for rail meat.
As far as the H18 (the point of this thread) vs. more modern 18s, I agree. Although my Nacra I-18 isn't the [i]most[/i] modern, it is modern enough and has a put-away threshold(about 35 kts) well below the H18(TBD). I really want to try a Nacra 20 just to see what the add'l 2 feet gives you.
We keep a website with random posts [url]http://wilmettesailing.com[/url] and you can subscribe to my [url]http://www.youtube.com/user/abnorm58?feature=mhsn[/url] channel. We hope to have HD cameras this year.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by nhanson on Mar 26, 2011 - 11:27 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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