Mary,
I would welcome negative opinions as well as positive ones. I see it as an essential element of a balanaced view that I look to this forum for.

There have been times when I have wanted an honest comparison, such as "how much better is a Nacra F18 than the Inter 18 for an average sailor". If I wanted only the positive views, I'd look at the Nacra website and other sales literature and even reviews, only to find that both boats are "the best thing since sliced bread". I rely on real sailors saying what they think to help me form a view. Of course all views need to be stated honestly and with consideration. And as Jalani shows, more information made for a better informed view.

For the record, I owned a Dart 16. I prefer my Spitfire - it is a better boat for me because it is a lot faster and more 'fiesty', with twin wires, a spinnaker, great to handle, and so on. The Dart 16 was also a better boat, in that it was robust, slow and stable, and so suited to a beginner.

Simon