My Nacra F17 weighs in around 320lbs. Pretty heavy for a singlehander. But, it is bulletproof . If you go lighter, you can't touch the beach, sit on it, or survive a collision on the water. That's just the way it is in the F17 class. Heavier is easier to manufacture. Lighter also means tighter tolerances, exotic materials, and higher costs; A cats.
That's a very heavy boat when you consider the exotic materials used like carbon mast for example.. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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