What Greg failed to mention is the tornado must be taken apart to be moved or you will have to buy a special trailer. The width of the Tornado does make it a more stable platform.
<br> Most beach cats can carry a chute if you race portsmouth. They even make a chute for the Hobie 16, although alot of people would rather go to a larger faster boat for the expense.
<br> The Tornado also has Centerboards rather than Daggerboards that kickup when hitting an underwater obstruction. Centerboards are much easier on the crew in a pitchpole.Tornados can be expensive like the I 20 but in your location you would be sailing with some of the top ranked sailors. That means your learning curve would probably be much more steep with that boat. No matter what boat you decide to get your getting a catamaran so remember everything happens much faster.<br><br>