Jake,

I've never weighed either of my boats, but the ARC22 is definitely lighter than the 6.0 --- at least that's my take from just moving them around, and that's not to say that the 10 year old 6.0 has maybe gained a little weight over the years.

Simon,

We've done 14 knots upwind on the knotmeter before, not sure what the best we've done, and we have hit 24 knots, verified on the GPS just cruising back from a race. Yes, we have buried the huls up to the front crossbeam in the gulf going windward. The boat stopped, floated to the top and took off again with both of us still in the trap. (good thing we were holding onto the sheets when we buried the bows) We have also pitch-poled going downwind. It was blowing hard, so we decided it was a good idea to take the chute down, the crew had just stuffed it away, I no sooner told him to get back and we stuck both hulls in. That one was our fault. I might also add that with the righting system the boat has, it was easier to right than the 6.0.

One more thing -- about the trailer, I'm not too sure about a tilt trailer for a boat with a 12 foot beam. I know the Tornados do it and I've seen an 18 Sqare with one, but neither has a beam like this one. I think 12 feet would be asking for trouble on a tilt trailer.

Hope this answers some of your questions.