Jake,

If you asked in order to get an idea of hull speed, the square root of 17 (4.123105626) x 1.2 = 4.9477 knots.

With 320 lbs. aboard and seated in the seats, the boat will not break above it's bow wave. I tell Sweet Treat to hop up on the windward side coaming above her seat in the hull, slide aft a little, and we go faster. It's still just not fast enough. In displacement mode, all hulls in the water, the foils can provide lift to speed up but that extra lift will just barely keep up with a Hobie 16. The PHRF's are about the same.

I want to ATTEMPT to build a new central hull that slips like a cat but I have to be realistic knowing that I have a LOT more wetted surface with the foils and three hulls. In other words, I'm willing to trade some comfort space in the hull for a slicker shape.