How about :

a low-performance, fun boat for their kids to introduce them to catamarans => Hobie Catsy

http://www.hobie-cat.net/site_gb/?produits,hobie_catsy

And it is low-performance : Texel rating of 165 where the F18's have 101 and the Hobie 16 have 117. That is when rigged with a jib and the larger mainsail of the two. The Hobie wave (only mainsail is 145

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high-performance boat that will beat the socks off all the "competition => Formula 12



Would a seperation of youth between these two boats satisfy you ?

Wouter

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Wouter Hijink
Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild)
The Netherlands