My first sail on the boat was about 30 min. before the start of the first race of the nationals and it was love at first touch. The last Scheurer was very pleasant to sail and the new one is a very definite step up. I weigh 90 kg and had absolutely no trouble keeping the nose out the water even in the big gusts. It has alot of bouyancy down at the waterline and tapers in towards the deck (in the bow area) I did a deliberate nose dive to the front beam and it popped out easily as soon as the rig was depowered. That sail is a Landenberger prototype on a hard Saarberg mast. A few home videos are here. www.aperturecafe.com/acat
