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[quote=Edchris177]I think you made the better choice. When searching for my first cat, I rented a Bravo. Later I sailed the Wave in Barbados, the Wave wins hands down. The Bravo was a fun little boat, it's major appeal is for very small people, think kids. The mast stepping can be done by a 12 yr old, but the system is not as robust as the Wave. The one I rented was already bent, & took some finagling to get the retaining screw threaded in. The Bravos roller furling is advertised as a safety device if the wind comes up, but it doesn't sail well, or at all with the sail furled part way. I sailed it for 3 hard days, against my 28 yr old Bombardier Invitation, & the Bravo was slower, no matter who was sailing it. It is a light boat, & a single person could lift one end into a truck, then go around & toss the other end up. As for storage, you need to hang them from the ceiling, or put up with them flat on the floor. IF you stand them on their side, the hulls will deform. I think Hobie says they can be stood on end.
The Wave rocked!It is a pretty fast boat, much faster than the Bravo, my wife & I had it out in 20 kts & never felt it was going to pitchpole or flip, even when we hit some waves that buried the hulls to the crossbar. The twin rudders are very easy to lift/drop & work better than the single on the Bravo. You might have liked the Bravo, but after a ffew days you would have itched for the Wave. Good choiuce[/quote]

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