[quote=CatFan57][quote=dssaak]I don't really understand this 1 or 2 up question. Just because a boat has three sails doesn't mean you have to put them up. I have been out solo in the Tiger main only in some pretty heavy breeze without issue. The answer to the question of what do you do when the wind is light .... leave the crew on the shore. So, what is prevailing wind in your area? Heavy, F16 ... light, F18. Or you can do what I did. Buy one of each.
CatFan57 ... did you guys pick a weekend for the 2019 Statue of Liberty Race yet?[/quote]
1. Could be my question doesn't make sense; I post stuff here to learn from people w/ a lot more catamaran experience/knowledge than I have. But I came to the conclusion pretty fast that the "no crew available" problem, as an impediment to being able to go sailing when you want, sucks and isn't really tolerable at least for me. So I'm soloing my P18.2 now, which is obviously do-able - but it's still a pretty good load to push up and down the beach, launch, sail in strong conditions & de-launch alone. So I'm looking w/ envy at guys doing it a heckuva lot easier on a light boat like the F-16, which still has a lot of buoyancy for 2 guys.
It just seems people are recommending (see above) to a guy like traphappy, who's 225, that he "walk away" from the idea of an F-16 if he wants to be able to take a 200 lb crew occasionally.
Yesterday, a couple of guys were recommending the Inter 17, or Hobie 17, as boats that are good for sailing solo but also w/ crew when you want - so it seems the question comes up.
2. I'd heard/read multiple people say an F-18 is a two man boat; hadn't heard anyone say they solo it w/ just the main until you mentioned doing it. (I do realize the F-16 is designed to be sailed w/ just the main when solo.)
3. Dang, a F-18 & F-16 in the stable to choose from - hard to beat that combo, wish it was in the budget.
4. I checked and apparently there's no date set yet for the 2019 Statue race. This year it was the Saturday following the 4th of July, so I'm guessing they'll do the same for 2019, which would probably make it Sat, 7/6 w/ makeup date 7/7.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by CatFan57 on Oct 29, 2018 - 01:22 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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