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Simple - get an A-cat, less fuss, less time rigging, less things to break, and (in my experience) as fast.


In my experience, a good cat with a kite will kill an A Class downwind..... I have proven it time and time again aginst World Champion A class sailors (and I am no world champion)

I would love to see and A Class with a kite.....she'd be a handfull but a hell of a wild ride ......

Picture this, on the wire with your aft foot on the rudder at the pivot point (like the Tornados)trapping about 35 degrees backward and pumping the bow out of the water (Don't forget your chicken/Jesus line)

This rocket ship should near on plane..... don't think anything would catch it in the light to moderate downwinds

Might have to be a future project