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[quote=nhanson]if you want comfort... look for a boat with wings.  H17... H18 ...Getaway ... some H20s.   There are only a couple Nacras that have wings ... like the 6.0, they are pretty rare.

My Nacra is meant to be double trapped.  It has a lot of sail area and a spinnaker to boot.  If its blowing 10 knots you can putter around with 3 people, else double trap.  When the wind gets to 25 knots.. you put the third person back on.  Is it a wet boat yes, but I sail on Lake Michigan, a C&C 30 can be a wet boat out there.  Dry suits and full wetsuits except in July and August.

Again, what kind of sailing do you want to do?  These boat are light ... between 290 lbs and 450 lbs.  crew weight and sail area are everything.

If you go in big wind with 3 people .. a H18 (with wings) is a good bet maybe you can find a H20.  These boat weight over 400 lbs though.  You might be able to rig alone... some can, some cannot.
If you sail single handed, but sometimes have crew and sometimes that crew is your 100 lb kid, get a H16... A Nacra 5.2 is slightly more boat than a H16, but not by much.  These boats can be rigged by one person.
If you want speed get an F18 or a Nacra 20 or a Tornado or a Nacra 5.8 or something like that.  I sail single handed on my boat up to about 15 knots ... then I absolutely need crew and it's a very fine line between showing off and swimming.
Prindles are in there somewhere too. I don't need those guys ragging on me.[/quote]

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