[quote=vinnyvincent][quote=coastrat]the p16 will slow down the higher you fly the hull...its fastest when the windward hull is just out of the water. we clocked mine one day when we were flying hulls and when we were just out of the water we were moving @ 15kts and when we flew higher we dropped down to 9kts..pretty significant when racing. oh yeah, keep your bows down and try not to move around too much.[/quote]
The hull flying event is a separate contest after the race, So speed isn't really an issue. Right now I'm leaning more towards registering his hobie 18. I haven't quite gotten tacking down to a science on my P16 and it is so much easier with the H18 and it's daggerboards. that plus the point yurdle made about distributing the weight in order to facilitate more hullflying for the contest.
We shall see. Our plan is to bring both boats and have them set up the night before. based on the conditions the morning of the race, we will decide which boat to register. If it's really blowing out, prindle 16 all the way. Especially since his old mismatched hulled H18 is a on its last leg.
anything under 15mph and we will probably go with the h18[/quote]
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