[quote=dwk]I was discussing with Hardy from East Coast Sailboats and was told that the RS is a little slower vs the Topaz. They used to have both the RS as the Topaz but lately I don't find the RS Cat anymore on their website.
I have seen some videos of the Topaz 16 on UTube that were sailing in Le Havre France with some pretty heavy wave action. While it capsized a few times it came up very fast and never saw it pitchpoling. On the other hand I really haven't seen good sailing videos from the RS cat under the same circumstances.
I have sailed an older P18 for a few years and loved the sturdiness but soft spots came about. My Hobie has pitchpoled many times so have experience going forward and even backwards.
The problem is the dealer distance as well. Yes I can order a Topaz and have it delivered but I really would like to see what I buy before dropping down that much cash. It would be different if I would have one seen sailing locally but neither cats are popular in the States yet. Even knowing an existing sailor would be nice to get their opinion.
200 miles vs 900 miles to a dealer might just be the deciding factor, unless the Topaz really changes my mind because of abilities.[/quote]
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