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Originally Posted by SAMIAM
I've a couple of pretty fast day sailers but never owner or even gone out in a "cat" and I'm curious about something.I'm familiar with the advantages of twin hull sailing but don't you lose that advantage when you heel as the picture shows? Looks like close to 45 degrees and it sure looks like fun but I'd think you would lose speed with only one hull in the water.
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You are correct but as an old Hobie Cat owner I know from experience that when you "fly a hull" in front of a caribbean resort a few times you end up with the "beach babes" being "putty in your hands". They all want a ride. Ka-ching!
Had a friend that used to race his.........I crewed for him "once" and only "once"..................I said, "Bill, we're a mile from the beach....no one can see us!
" Of course it was a windless day so that only made it worse.
The funniest thing ever was the time I was flying a hull with my friend in the harness and he shifted too far forward. We pitch pulled (the only hull in the water submarined) and he went swinging around the bow like he was on a tree swing......finally ending in the water.............I was laughing so hard at the site of it that I almost drowned........of course that is why it's called the trapeze........he knew to listen to the captain before moving forward the next time................oh man, I still miss that boat.
CZ