[quote=DamonLinkous]Dom, Welcome to TheBeachcats.com!
In a way, sailing is sailing, once you learn the basics you can sail any boat just keeping in mind that sailboats have different personal characteristics, handling, and the lines are in different places.
At this point you haven't been sailing long enough to develop any "muscle memory" that would give you trouble switching from slow half-boats to actual full-on sailboats. :lol:
The wave is a fine club/rental boat and there are groups that race them. But keep in mind it is one of the lowest performance beach catamarans built because of it's intended use. Even at that it's probably faster than the J-22 except straight downwind with the J under spin!
The big difference between sailing a keel boat and a beachcat is going to be acceleration and tacking/jibing angles. Since beachcats are way more powered up than keelboats they use the weight of the crew to offset the power of the sails instead of lead in the keel. So things happen much more quickly. Also the Wave weighs 245 pounds and the J-22 1,760 pounds, so when tacking you can't force your way through the wind but need to sail through.
If you made it out and back on the wave you already have the basic skills you need to sail beachcats, now it's just "time on the water" to get proficient.
Does your club have other beachcats available or just the Waves? Where are you located? We might be able to get you some local help or a ride on a hotter beachcat for comparison.[/quote]
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