To tell you the truth I do not know what to believe anymore. Some people say to ask the sailor about the boat yet many sailors are so biased and full of it you can’t get the truth, then some people say don’t believe the manufacturer, so who in the heck do you believe. I admit the only A-Cats I have seen are pre-1998, but heck, that is only few years ago. One A-Cat had visible dents in the hulls the other had a long crack down the middle on the top of the hull. With all the new cats coming out each year its getting really hard even to decide what boat to sail and if it will be around next year as a class or product. Seems me to the hobie 16 sailors have the best off it all. I saw Texel report of a hobie 16 placing second in this event. Besides the hobie 16 is there a class to get into, maybe the Tiger, but then again 18HT looks exciting, then again Rick White on a Wave with a hooter beats them all if I read it right. Its all very confusing, yet interesting!