Well, I guess I'll be the lone voice for the FX-1. I have one and love it. It is easy to sail, easy to right and really kicks in after 10 knots or wind or so. The boat really likes to go and I've had it in up to 20-23 knots and it just tracks like a dream. I've been tinkering with it and have a neutral helm upwind and downwind with the chute up. Sailing with the chute is very easy as I have the snuffer. I can rig it by myself in about 40 mins, 25 or so with my wife.

The nice thing about the boat is that it is easily sailed by one or two, as are the F16 and I17. The wave piercing bows are very cool. Coming from sailing a TheMightyHobie18 to this is simply amazing. The bows slice through the water and the boat is very, very responsive. I now feel comfortable tacking on shifts (as do monos), something I have never felt worthwhile on a cat. As far as speed, I have plenty of it. I'm surprised to read that others in the UK are struggling, as I am doing a horizon job on others. Granted, there aren't huge fleets here, but speed is certainly not an issue.

Having said all of that, I am actually selling the boat. Why? It's too fast. I never thought I'd say a boat was too fast, but I'm so far ahead of the others out there on the race course, it is taking a lot of the fun out. No tactics, no covering.....they are too far behind. Once I'm in clear air, I'm gone. We have a few boats that rate faster than me, but I'm still way ahead of them, sometimes as far as an entire leg ahead. So, I hate to sell the boat, as it is everything I wanted, but I am probably going to get something slower to enjoy the racing a little more.

I highly recommend the FX-1 as an all around boat for one or two. Good luck with the quest for your boat!

Kip
Boise, ID
FX-1