[quote=samc99us]The Miracle 20 is a pretty clean and fast boat upwind. Competitive with the newest tech. Adding a furling kite reduces upwind performance. A SNU generally minimizes the upwind hit. A F18 snuffer probably won't work for this kite though; the hoop will but the bag is far too small as the F18 kite is only 225 ft^2. To that end you would want to look for a Nacra Inter 20 setup I think, inclusive of the kite (25 m2 or 270 ft2); the 450 ft^2 kite that Hobie originally designed for the boat is far too large and was originally intended for dead downwind running which was quickly determined to be inefficient as VMG running is much faster on a spinnaker catamaran, and a smaller kite is more efficient (a lot less drag). Also this kite probably doesn't have take down patches installed, getting those right is important.
To that end you can order a longer bag from SNU or go for a complete Nacra setup from one of there dealers.
Good luck.[/quote]
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