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<br>I thought That 10 K was remarkable in the first place for the Nacra 5.0 costs less and so does a Hobe 16 in EU. But more importantly this 10 K would buy you a A-cat look alike with double trapeze, jib and genaker too. There are no more goodies to add then. I think you know which type of boats I mean.
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<br>So maybe If we take of all that go fast stuff that was included in the 10 K we' ll lower the price by - 400 USD for jib - 1000 USD. get rig of that expensiveCarbon stick and get that only 4 kg's heavier alu stick - 1200 USD.
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<br>Total savings : 10.000 -2600 USD = 7400 USD for a double trapped boat that still sails with I-17R's and nacra 5.5 uni when soloed by an adult or crewed by two teenagers. two adults would still sail as fast as a hobie 16. The lightweight would make it rightable for kids especially is ricks righting pole is used.
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<br>And this boat would be properly upgradable to the really High performance that you're looking for.
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<br>Sorry to push this design but it was partly created just for this problem and therefor answers your question.
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<br>Wouter
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