"as a 250 lb 113kg 6 foot two cat sailor whatever you sail you are never going to be as competitive as a lighter fellow"
This is not entirely true. I weigh about 260 and race a N20. I try to find crew that keeps us in the 400 lb range. We usually are at the front of the pack in light air. Brandon Wallace and James Gumpel weigh in at around 400 plus as well and dominate the N20 class on the west coast. They even did outstanding on the Javeline. If you learn to sail at a certain weight and get good there, you will be supprised. Being light is not the deciding factor all the time. I like sailing against new people who think they can beat the fat guys easily. And double trapped with the chute up...get out of the way! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Lee Wicklund/Team Chums
thought we were talking solo sailing , sorry , I was
I too sailed big two man cats with smaller crew and was much more competitive than being 50.6% over rated crew weight when sailing solo boats .
Just couldn't find a long enough supply of midgets with popeye arms to play at the front of the boat .
reading posts I reckon that for solo competive sailing the best option is to stay in the Hobie 16 and carry the extra weight to bring to class min and get same hcap , not a lot of fun though !