Slug would imply slow, which this is not. On a spinaker reach I can keep pace with my brothers Hobie 16. Even he bugs me to take it out more often. None the less, it is no substitute for my 6.0. It really does put speed in perspective when you switch from boat to boat.

I just wish the monohull crowd would loosen up and give catamarans a break. In all my years of racing perf, whenever I broached the subject of catamaran sailing, i was quickly drownd out by a chorous of "Get a real boat!" heckling.

I dont know about you but real sailing is a screaming double trap reach at 18 or 19 kts with everyone piled on the back of the bus grinning ear to ear and praying the next wave doesnt cause a lee bow to stuff and bring an abrupt end to the fun.