I don't see the problem with Karl's post here.
Maybe if he were a Nacra dealer, dumping on a Nacra product?
Any boats sold in the U.S. yet? Florida?
Maybe the infusion mast is not such a bad choice ? It is by no means a hobie tiger mast (and placed on the FX-one after being cut to length)
I know of one guy up in New England who has ordered one, but said it won't be delivered until later in the spring.
Here's a Nacra F16 video for you:
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That's my fear is it'll be like the FXone. You're right its probably no where as stiff as the tiger section
Could be just the same shape and a thinner wall? There is a lot voodoo that goes into extruding aluminium, so maybe a tweak in how its done yields a thinner wall with the same tooling.
The Cathouse dealer newsletter in October said one had been pre-sold up our way (Great Lakes).
Okay, I'll play the heretic. An F16, is an F16, is an F16. Performance comes from the meat attached to the tiller.
Pete, I'm sure that is very true for the likes of you and me. I loose so much time from bad starts, bad tacks, and bad mark roundings, that I expect that the moderate gains from a particular design would be irrelevant, even if I did know how to tweak the rig to maximize those gains.
🙂
You're no fun! We haven't heard anyone raling* on the virtues of unobtanium or foils in along time.
Anything truly earth shattering in this new boat? If it's better, in what ways is it better?
*I can't find this word in any of the several dictionaries I've consultated, so you'll have to accept it as a nonce.
Well, I didn't get a chance to sail the boat, but did get to talk to Gunnar and Coen about it. They are very happy with the platform, but said the main needed some work which was hurting them in light breeze. Some very close racing amongst the Vipers and Nacras here in Thailand, should be great for the F16 class in general!
Jeff,
On pics the fat head in the main looks bigger than what you have on the Falcon/Viper. Correct? You saw it in real.
Gill
The main is very square up high, looks very much like the main on an F20c. Honestly, I'm not sure if it is
fatter
than the Viper. The sails being used this week will definitely be refined, we aren't seeing the final package by any means.
I have to say this is yet more validation of the F16! I think we're here to stay guys, of course I felt that way from the moment I saw the Taipan 4.9.
Kudos to all you folks that had the vision!
there is at least 2 coming to Pensacola don't know if they are sold yet.
I just have to chuckle a bit ..... Nacra F16s at Quietwater Beach.
I guess the fad isn't over ...
roflmao!
WHAT FAD IS THAT?
oops sry about the caps
The F16 was previously dismissed by some as a fad boat and would soon disappear but that was a couple of years ago.
hence the joke
xyz is just a FAD
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You're a legend Bob.
Btw, I think the NACRA F16 is a great looking boat and that the NACRA dealer in Pensacola Beach is fantastic. The dealer support in PB has provided the platform for a great catamaran racing scene over many, many years. The racing scene there would not be what it is without Key Sailing and the many people involved over the years. Kudos to them.
I am glad to see NACRA in the F16 class. I wasn't so sure that would happen 5 or 6 years ago.
So, we'll be seeing you on the water soon?
I was thinking about getting a beater Stiletto 27 and gunkholing around the NC sounds a little bit. I have access to a cabin on Albermarle Sound with a place to store it - about an hour from my house.
I'd love to have a F16 again and will at some point, just not sure when - maybe when my kids age out of
traditional
sports. They have been using traditional sports to meet new friends in NC.
Good deal, pictures when you can please.