[quote=halfcat]The 18sm is fast with a new main (square top, Elliot/Patterson) and well rigged. Takes some practice to get to top of potential. usually out sails a F18 upwind but is slower downwind. If you add a spinnaker (Nacra sells a kit or you can add one yourself -F18 kit would work) it's faster downwind too. If you seal the mast you should not ever have a problem righting the boat yourself. Some of the older boats have stress cracks and need to be reinforced from time to time but can be competitive if sailed well. Portsmouth #'s are wrong since there are not a lot of them, shouldn't give time(without spinnaker) to an a-cat since it's a heavier boat even given the SA delta.[/quote]
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