As Wouter alluded to, it is pure fantasy for a Melges 17 sailor to think he is faster than an A Class cat or for an E Scow sailor to think he can beat an RC-27. I would be really surprised if the fastest monohulls had performance curves that came close to most average catamarans under ideal conditions (for the monohull).
A massive grasp of the obvious!
Who said a Melges 17 was faster than an A-Cat? I can't find that post.
My post suggested Dave find one of the experienced 17 skippers to compare boatspeed. Comparing boatspeed doesn't equate to saying "an M17 can beat an A-Cat". It means, uh, comparing boatspeed.
