BLS,

FYI,....a friend ( who owns a I-20),..was sailing the I-17,.....flipped trying to go wild,......righted that thing in nothing flat!

He is about 170 pounds and in his 30's.............

Harper rights the FX-1 ,..........PDQ too.

me?.......I just do not flip it,...haven't in 2 years either............

oh, by the way,.....did I mention the upwind performance of the Uni rig?......

In the 2004 St. Croix Int Regatta,...the Uni rig I-17 ......beat, ON REAL TIME, the following boats to the upwind mark;

- Hobie 16
-Nacra 5.8
-Prindle 19MX

.....most every race.. ( 11 race total)

....the I-17 was around 4 to 6 boatlenghts BEHIND a I-20, at the upwind mark,......except for race 10, ...THE I-17 BEAT THE I-20, to the upwind mark....... BY 2 BOATLENGHTS!!!!!!!!

..if you want more performance,...then you should consider a powerboat,.....really.


...the key was the Uni was laying the mark in 2 tacks ( actually overstanding the mark each time,...had to travel down to footstraps)

...the jib boats were tacking 3-4-5 times.

...in those conditions,...I was flying a small mainsail ( 150sf),...and the rig was SO DIALED IN!......( thanks to the F-16 forum, Wouter, et al..)
...the hull lifted( and stayed) at a stable 3 foot off the water with 100% throttle,.....those bows just destroyed the rollers,...front and back side,...

....it was almost unfair,...I enjoyed it so much,.....the other beach cat sailors just shook their heads at me, back at the beach........they gave the I-17 a new name,.......'the giant killer'

Bruce
St. Croix