Hello Mike-

I bought two of those Ts back in 1973. I dealt with Chris Hart and the rest in Ill Perot??? just south of Montreal. My first catsailing was in a Shark I believe [looks like a dresser], then an H16, Sol CAt 18, Tornadoes, FMS [made a Boston WHaler after being sold by FMS] 20, FMS 20, ARC22 for now. I have sailed on MAcgregor 36, Sundowner 36, Stilette 27 as well. The boat I loved the most was the SC20 [I know its a fire hose] but the wavepiercing technology and the ease of sailing was what made me change from the Tornado. That and the ability to singlehand was the biggest plus [sealed mast]. I kept losing T crews due to their not wanting the atheltic side of sailing or the constant adjustment of jib tracks, barber haulers, out hauls, plus the costs of foam battens, etc.] Not that its not an athletes sport but the SC20 was alot easier to sail. Here in Texas the winds pick up abit and singlehanding a T can be an exhaustive exercise.

Now the reasons I went with wide beamed cats was speed and nothing else but speed.

thom