I have sailed mono's most of my life but would like to get something more "fun". I like the look of the F16's and single handed sailing is a big plus for me.
Would you recomend it as a starter cat? Growing into it skill wise? Rigging one at the beach with one person?
I am looking forward to your replies,
Scott S.
What kind of Mono's did you sail? Big keel boats or little dinghys?
I made the same transition about 12 years ago. The learning curve going to Cats from mono's is steep and the F16 is not a "forgiving" entry level cat like say, the Hobie 16 or 18. It will let you know when you get it wrong, but if you have lots of time on a Laser or 470 or 505 or 49'r, it's not a hard transition, just different and things happen at 3x the speed, so you have to be thinking way ahead of the boat, even more so when you put up the spinny.
There is an excellent book available right here on this web site called Catamaran Racing for the 90's which will answer many of your questions, I highly recommend it and as others have said, best to go with someone who knows what they are doing first time out.
Link to book:
http://store.catsailor.com/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=6437&idcategory=99
