[quote=samc99us]Catsalor,
C boards add margin to push downwind and in anything over 8kts of breeze they are faster upwind. They won't cause you to fly a hull sooner, but the newer rigs might. Winglets work with the C board boats and to some extent the straight board boats to stabilize the platform. Competitive C board boats are DNA's and Nikita's. Mikes old Flyer 2 I believe with c-boards and sliders also does quite well and some of the well setup Bimare XJ's, Marstroms and LR5's can hold there own. Rig is equally important, you want a flexi rig to make the most out of the additional power the boat can take downwind. The bug head Glaser decksweeper is a good setup with these boats IMO, the newest decksweepers are also going well on the Nikita's.
I'm simpler terms, boats like the Nacra A2/A3 and Boyer Flyer are nice straight board boats. C's can be fitted to the Flyer pretty easily and with a decent amount of rudder lift probably be competitive with the wider transoms of the newer boats.[/quote]
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