Rob Lyman, thanks again for your response.



I second Rob's challenge to all of the A-cat critics (including Surf): who, what, when, and where to back up all of this hearsay you continually post.



All A-cat sailors accept that we are sailing high performance, lightweight composite structures. We all understand that there is tradeoff in that we can't do the following: 1. use it for fishing, 2. take it on a camping trip, 3. take 5 people out on it in 25 knots, 4. slam it into the beach going downwind at 10+ knots. Guess what? The boat is not designed for those activities. It is designed for high performance RACING and if it is used in the way the designer/builder intended, it should provide a minimum of a 6-8 year competitive racing life. The technology is getting better all the time to provide even more durable boats.



I have been racing these boats for a year now (as well as the Jav 2 F-18HT). Light can be strong and it is fast. Try it and you will believe it.