Sorry Dermot,
But why are you comparing a Laser 16 sailed singlehanded with mainsail, jib and spi with a doublehanded dart 18 or a singlehanded dart 18 with just the mainsail ?
Wouldn't it be a better measure to compare this Dart 16 rating with a Dart 18 or Hobie 16 that was being sailed in a similar way ? As in singlehanded with jib and spi as well.
Only then will we get a proper feel for how the Laser 16 can be expected to perform.
Wouter
Wouter, All I said was: "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."
I was not including the spinnaker. The SCHRS for the Dart 16 singlehanded with main and Jib was always 1.15.
Basically all I am saying is that even though it is a rotomoulded cat, it can be quite fast.
Why are you calling the Dart 16 a "Laser Cat" That was just the name Laser marketed it under in the US.
