Ok just went outside to take a pic and my shop light is burnt out so no pic yet. So is a F18 chute too small? I keep hearing that F18's can carry a chute a lot higher than a N20. Is this simply the cut of the chute or the size? I am very interested in making this a fast boat so a chute is a must.
The F18 chute is smaller and flatter...so it will perform better sailing closer to the wind. This can make it fast in races like hte Tybee where you're broad reaching all day long. But, on proper windward/leeward courses, the N20 is faster at deeper angles, and the Tornado faster still. Though the T spin is not cut deep like the old cut of the N20. I think the superior downwind (& up) performance of the T comes mainly from the extra beam.
The P19 is a mini Tornado...hull shape & bow design are nearly identical to the T. Rigging is straight off the the classic T. Even has centerboards like the T, though they appear to be even less capable then the relatively poor performing blades of the T.
I once hopped aboard a P19 for a short sail off the beach with it's new owner. I was impress with how similar it felt to the T. Within a few minutes we were the fastest boat moving that day, passing all comers including a 20 ft Mystere and several Hobies and even two rather beat up/delapidated old Tornado's.
