Its heavy, but not difficult to right. The carbon mast is beefy but it really only takes about 200 lbs dangling off the righting line to get her up. Trey has single-handedly righted it a couple times.

Another downside is that its pretty physically demanding on the crew. If you're in a race doing 4 laps, your crew is gonna be pretty tired from setting and snuffing the chute so often. That may just be me though.

For me, really, its the size, the stability, the bows that can push through most anything and to be honest, the great memories of an amazing 500 mile race that I've done on the boat that makes it what it is for me.

Its not everyone's cup of tea. The first time Trey and I sailed it I told him that "It was like being hung off the side of a runaway locamotive."

Again, I'm not pitching it as the solution to everyone's sailing niche <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />