You and the previous poster have valid points. I guess I failed to mention that I need to keep the price down as I am one of those older sailors (53) with 2 kids in college. I used to race a lot but the last few years my primary sailing has just been long ( 5-15 ) mile solo cruises along the Chesapeak Bay coast. The Blade and Tiapan are out of my price range. One boat I am considering is a sailing charter company that is selling their Wave fleet for 2500.00 each this fall. I am sure they will need some rehab. I am hoping to do this for 3K plus or minus a little. The reason I had kind of settled on the Wave was a couple of inspiring emails from Rick W. and the discussion listed in the Catsailor Magazine this month. I am assuming the performance of the Wave won't be worse than the H14 and I can go out and trapeze on that some days when the wind is up.
News that I can't right a Getaway is disappointing but sort of not surprising.
Thanks to all who have responded !!!
The performance of a Wave is worse than a H14 and a lot worse than a H14 turbo (w/jib). A Getaway is on par with a H14 turbo. If you want to save money, I suggest you get a used H16 for less than a grand and invest in a righting bag.
