The Dart 16 weighs much less too.
Its in between the Wave and the Getaway in terms of performance. I was disappointed when I rented the Getaway, way too heavy
This coming from a man with a carbon fiber A cat. I have to wonder why you even mentioned you were on a roto-boat when you think they stink so much?
That is like a jet fighter trying a 2-seater Cessna and commenting on it's performance. What can you know about low performance catamarans? You sitting there all high and mighty on your speed demon, looking back at the rest of the World.
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The Dart 16 is not as slow as some people think, sailed singlehanded, it is rated faster than the Dart 18 and the Hobie 16. It points much higher than either of them.
In a force 5, I have seen equal ability crews racing head to head, Dart 16 and 18, both two up. The 16 reached the top mark first because of its pointing ability. The course was triangular - a beat and 2 reaches. The 18 only caught up at the bottom mark and the 16 was ahead again by the top mark.
Tim, The video clips were taken in September on the Friday evening of our Nationals at Lough Derg on the river Shannon.
