In Texel I got to hand it to everybody that made that event especially the P16 crew, You know he went out in that at gunpoint. "Reality Sailing" another Endemol production! Happier than most!
In those surf conditions, and if I have a choice, I would prefer to be on a boardless cat like the Prindle 16 or Nacra 5.7 Mostly because they drift far less than a boarded cat and you can sail (steer) them more easily on the sails alone. And of course because the boat is rather well balanced with the skeg or asym hull in as little as a foot of water you can really power these boats up and punch through the surf. And of course these boats track noticeable better.
I think the guys deserving out most respect are the boarded singlehanders and the more modern boats with very round keel lines. Because every little wave or gust will make them drift or turn.
Wouter
