after sailing the R33 this past week with Mike Krantz, JC, and Jake, and wrestling the jib down and putting a double reef in the main with a squall coming, I have gained a huge respect for the guys on these "super cats". Thats got to be som e crazy stuff.
BTW, The R33 is a SWEEEEEEEET ride, powerful and fast. We broke it down and drove away with it behind a Yukon in 1.5 hrs. Stepping a 48 ft mast is not an easy task, but they have a cool system for it using the boom and mainsheet as a gin pole. After the mast was down, we then had to step the boom down!.