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[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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