Bill, I'm well aware of your big boats, very impressive. But not exactly the big single-hander I was talking about. By the way, I would have answered sooner but my mule, Bessy, was a little balky this morning and it's a long walk into town, where they have electricity.

What would a true "sumo sailor" cat look like? My thoughts would be:

• 18 ft. x 8.6
• Total boat weight = 300 pounds
• Minimum single crew weight = 220 pounds (carry up to 20 pounds to make weight)
• Appropriate rig to make it as fast as the FxOne and Inter 17.

The big guys could easily handle a 300 lb. boat on land and when righting. I single-hand my TheMightyHobie18 a lot, but it would sure be nice to have a lighter boat to drag around, that would still be competitive.

I wouldn't want a wide boat unless it used some kind of extremely easy folding mechanism. Have you ever experimented with something like the system on the Shark, B-Lion, or Viva?