Wand a hot tip ?

Source a cheap and well maintained Dart Hawk F18.

Throw all 3 sails away and get a new set from Landenberger on the mast bend specs you give him. Smooth up the hulls and boards to a shine and race this boat.

That hull shape is still really good and is actually closer to the newer hot shapes like the Capricorn F18 than either I-18 and Nacra F18.

Have the beams reseated by a glass repair guy for extra stiffness if you want too, but you can forget about that.

Most people think the Dart Hawk is a bad design. However this is not the case it was killed by exchange rates (UK to Europe) and the fact that Hobie and Nacra bought the top sailors away.

It involves some work but it is the best secondhander F18 you can get.

Wouter