Towed up to Lake Norman for Catfest 2008 saturday morning.



The daggerboards arrived Fri. midday. BIG thanks to Bill Vining! (and Trey Brown for the trailer tongue!)

Awesome weather Saturday- 10-15 knots and about 83*.

Leading the first race, second lap, just started to trap out and the tiller crossbar broke! Bummer. Missed out on 5 great races. Fixed the tiller ashore (temporarily) with the sawed off aluminum handle of a brand new paint scraper.

Went out after 5 for a quick check of repair and some adjustments to cleat angles and a few other small tuning changes.

Raced on Sunday, light air race 1. 2 minutes late to the start but managed to finish 2nd.

Second race was a drifter, hot. Still pulled out a 2nd.


What did we learn on the show tonight, Craig?



Well, let's see...

Hulls kick butt, points well, accelerates quicker than the ol' G-Cat and certainly tacks easier. Transoms are always in the water, even with me way forward on the leeward hull.

Jib sheeting angles are not so good, not happy with the overlap and the jib block location. But, I do have to admit that reaching with that big genoa vs. TheMightyHobie18's and a P18-2 is a decided advantage.

Mast is a true Frankenstein and needs to be retired. Broken, spliced, not so straight and even a bit inverted. Not light, either. But- it is very strong with the double diamond. The shortened spreaders clear the jib. The eyeball measurements worked out.

Need new crossbar for rudders and improve mount for tiller extension.


Maybe start working on spin setup.


As is, seems to be sailing with the Prindle 18-2.


Moe than one racer said we should use the I20 main we have on a taller mast, lose the jib and go back to a uni with spin.

Hmmmmm,