I've got a hypothetical question for all you cat sailors.

Beach cats have done well through the years, from Hobie 16s to A class. Small trimarans have not. What's interesting is when you go above 24 feet, tris tend to be more popular.

My hypothetical question is, if a manufacturer came out with a 18-20' racing geared trimaran on par in terms of speed, quality of build, dealer network with a modern cat, would any beach cat sailors go that route? I haven't priced cats in this size but lets say realistically in the ball park of $17,000-21,000.

With all the beach cats sold through the years I think it would be a fair bet that as the body ages, the desire to sit on a tramp or in a trapeze looses it's appeal.

I think the combination of a sit down ****, modern design/rig and high speed would be desirable.

Thoughts?