Sailing World alread did their 2005 Boat of the Year awards, the Reynolds 33 won for Multihulls over the Blade. They only give ONE award for all Multihulls, which is too bad, as they give out about 5 for the mono's (Best Dinghy, Best Racer-Cruiser, Best Cruiser-Racer, Best Racer-Racer, etc...) To try to compare the R33 to the Blade is nuts, like trying to compare a Laser to a Melges 32. They should have at least two Multihull awards, one for "Beach Cats" and one for Large Cats. The G Cat might be elligible for 2006.


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