You can distance race on a single handed boat or a small boat like an F16, but it doesn't compare to a stable platform like the NACRA 6.0 or NACRA 20. I haven't sailed the NACRA 20 but did own a 6.0. Sailing RTI on the 6.0 is a breeze compared to doing it on a small boat. The 6.0, because of it's weight and length, takes most of the pounding that would otherwise be absorbed by the sailor(s) on a smaller boat. Also, there is the safety aspect. If you fall overboard and some how get separated from the boat while sailing solo, you are really in trouble because the boats can be separated by several miles on races of 100 miles or more. The newer smaller boats may look real nice, but for distance racing, it's best to stay with something at least 20' long and 400lbs or better.

Tom