Hi Mary -

I love the 4.3 (obviously), but I think Leah and I are the only adults (no cracks, please) racing together on the boat - we are about 260 lbs. All the other adults I know race it single-handed. I'll be racing single-handed at Nationals.

When Harry Newkirk and Tommy Fruitticher sailed the 4.3 together, they were heavier, of course, than the younger teams. That was three years ago or so, and they easily make minimum on the Nacra 20 now... they grow up so fast, don't they?! No more youth events for those two. You'll see Harry in the Tybee next, I'd bet.

I think price and number of boats was the only thing the 4.3/Tyka had going for it. I like it for me, and I think it makes a good pre- and early-teen two-up spinnaker boat, as well as a fun adult single-hander. Does that make it a good choice for ISAF? Guess not.