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[quote=shortyfox][quote]The seaspray tacked decently, that's true, although it lacked a lot of efficiency in lower winds compared to the 18 I found. It could the just more sail area, or the full length battens, I'm not entirely sure. In the end I found the 18 to be a MUCH nicer boat.
It's not likely that I'll be sailing alone, so the real question is if I could right it with about 240 lbs at a minimum. I'm going to take it out with a couple extra people once and do a test flip, and see how much it really takes. If I can't get it back up with that I'll make sure to be careful before getting a pole rigged up.[/quote]
I have a special place in my heart for the Seaspray 15 because it was my first cat.  Sort of an enigma, because the boat has fast U-shaped hulls with narrow dagger boards but not a very efficient sail plan, looks like it came off a 420.  I often wondered what it would do with a taller, narrower main with full battens.  An excellent beginner's boat, much better than a H-14, way more forgiving.

You won't have any problem righting a P-16 doublehanded.  It's not a big boat.[/quote]

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