Rolf,

You are correct, the DK17 was designed for the larger A cat sailor. DK for Dirk Kramers, 17th revision of the design.

Quote from (email) Steve Clark "Dirk Kramers and I have been talking this for some time.... Both of us weigh more than 200 and felt that there was something that would work better for super sized individuals. ....it is Flyer or A2 in general appearance, but, most significantly, it has more volume high in the stern. This should help the boat from squatting too much as we go wild. On my Flyer, it is rare that I can sit far enough forward in moderate air..."

George Sanders is a larger guy, I'm probably the smallest of the bunch at 190lb.

The reason I jumped into this thread was that Dave Snell said he was 210lbs.

Bill