It's another F18 is about the fact of it, goes about the same speed and has its strong and weak points. The first few boats had initial hickups, bulkheads coming out of place, boards breaking ect, but that seems to of cleared up a bit now, but they have actually changed the design so that thier differences in the hull between the first one and the latest ones. I think thier big weak point is that they lack bow volume in breezy conditions. At the F18 Worlds, we're a very light crew on a nacra, were going better downwind, the wildcats even with heavier crews seemed to be strugalling quite a bit.

To me they seem fast in the hands on Top sailors but for average level people they might struggle a bit more.