I talked with Matt some about the cut of the sails when I ordered the Blade. We came to the same conclusions stated above. Get the most powerful sail plan available and make sure you know how to depower (some of this depowering will HAVE to take place on the beach prior to rigging - prebend). A lot of my singlehanding will come in light air conditions, so a fully powered rig works for me. My problems will come when tyring to learn how much prebend and rake to put on prior to heavy air singlehanding. I guess it is all a little trial and error.

I'd feel a little better about dictating sail cut on the next set of sails - after I have some experience on the boat. In the meantime, I will defer to Matt and Ullman Sails (Matt's builder of choice).

BTW, delivery is confirmed for mid-March. Gulfport is still a possibility for me.