[quote=nofearofflying]have 2 dart 18s( i believe same cat you referred to); winds over 12 knots required for speed, dart 18 has what i call a doily sized jib, very tiny by all standards, but properly designed for high wind sailing (sail great evan in 25 knot winds), so single handed you may have to furl it in high wind conditions to avoid burying a hull. had my dart 18 out this past weekend with crew - our combined weights varied from 175 plus 150 to 175 plus 230, the cat still performed and as long as wind exceeded 17 knots we outperformed nacra 570 with comparable crew weights. not use to sailing prindle 18s but still have 2 p16s and dart faster in high winds BUT hobie 16 walks away from dart 18 in winds less than 12 knots! can be very frustrating. am experimenting with prindle 16 jib for low wind conditions, the jibs on both cats literally hook up the same way, but if winds increase hull buries with larger jib. ( FOR UP TO MINUTE WIND CONDITIONS IN U. S. I RELY ON WIND ALERT AP FOR SMART PHONE) i found out a lot about Dart 18s on this site reviewing all old beachcat forums listing darts , i also discovered a lot of relevant info on line on dart canadian site and european site entries including videos, check them out, p.s. i love my darts[/quote]
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