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[quote=bradinjax]Hi Mike.

There are 2 versions of the Sol Cat 15: uni-rig is stock and a jib kit was offered as an option. Does yours have a forestay? If so, you have the jib kit. A Hobie 14 Turbo sail would probably work well if you cant find a Sol Cat 15 jib.

Yes. 6:1 mainsheet blocks are common in 14-20 foot long beach cats.

Mast head floats are rarely seen on smaller beachcats that are easy to right. Maybe a Hawaiian righting line or water bag if your particular boat is difficult to flip back over or you and your crew are very light. Just make sure your mast is sealed. If you go turtle you have big problems.

How to measure speed/distance/bearing is actually a big question and there is no one good answer.

A lot of people use a speedpuck:

[url]https://www.velocitek.com/pages/speedpuck[/url]

Some are satisfied with phone based apps. Others really like GPS enabled dedicated devices that have multiple inputs and can instantly compute maximum course speed sailing angle, VMG and other important data points that are good to know to sail at the highest levels of competition. It is a bit of a personal preference.

Hope this helps and good luck,

Brad in Jax
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