From Rolf on the Simon's thread:



Hesitation by me about hull durability is more where I sail and the odds of hull bopping than about the boat at this point.

Congrats to you Simon. It looks so fine!

In Catamaran Sailing by Phil Berman in Chpt 14, he said, "More than any other kind of boats, catamarans have popularized the 'off the beach' approach to recreational sailing." Chapter is on surfing with a cat.

He might have qualified that better by adding "for boats designed as beach cats."

In fairness, later, he said, "If the hulls have little rocker and it's a light built cat like a Tornado, you really shouldn't ride surf over three feet high."

Can also qualify high performance boats with something like: "This is a high performance racing boat and is not meant to be used as a beach cat."

Ah, well.

I hear the Blade mast is a bear to raise. Is my technique off? --