I'm guessing it has to do with apparent wind direction? Allthough the 18' skiffs are very fast, I don't know what their angles are.
I think they're not too different from asymmetric cats. Certainly the apparent wind is going to be well forward at those speeds.
Rick has made the case for hooters instead of spins for cats and the Volvo 40's are also using hooters instead of spins. I don't know why we don't see those on the 18' skiffs though.
What's the different between a hooter and an asymmetric spin? Is a hooter just flatter, or is there more to it than that?
Paul
