I love the ride on my G-Cat! No slamming at all and very high off the water. I usually sail with/against P18-2s and P19s and I have no trouble pointing with them. When we were both using blown-out sails, I could keep up with the P18-2. He's since gotten a new square-top main and new jib, which gives me hell. Depending on where we're going and which way the wind is blowing, I can take all sorts of super-shallow short-cuts and occasionally beat the other boat to our destination.

In light airs, the G-Cat really beats out the Prindles with it's blown-out Dacron main and huge jib. I can lay on the front trampoline and bungee the tiller down while the Prindle sailors are dancing on their skinny bows trying to get the sterns up.

While Hans can slam these boats around the race-course, I have trouble getting mine to tack quickly. This problem is proportional to size, the longer and narrower the boat, the harder it is to tack. An F14 version of the G-Cat could be pretty nimble.