Charles,

I'm new to sailing and as such am probably the least qualified person on this site to offer an opinion on the merits of various cats.

Having said that, I'll post an opinion anyway and you can keep in mind that free advice is often worth what you pay for it...

I have a 17 supercat and LOVE it. It is light for its sail area, so it performs well, parts are still available from Aquarius Sail
and Tom Haberman there claims it will point with daggerboard boats. It has extenders on the side stays, and is supposed to be rightable by a single person. It is boomless, and there are only 3 lines; main, jib, and traveler.

Everybody who has a cat has an opinion, and you should like what you sail, so brand loyalty is a good thing....but when I was semi-looking and talking with cat owners I couldn't find a single supercat owner who had anything bad to say about them, other than their relative lack of numbers on the water.

Good luck in your hunt & happy holidays!

Davey