I would like to rephrase the question, which cat under 20', given same crew skills, same wind- and weather conditions, is the the fastest? Undoubtedly a tough question to answer, but surely someone one the forum has any opinions.
Well it's between the Supercat 20 Tall Rig, the Eagle, CFR20, Marstrom 20, Inter20, and the Tornado.
Given under 8 knots I'd have to go with the light boats or the Supercat. In the heavier stuff I'd go with the Tornado.
Fact is nobody on this continent has seen the Eagle yet. So it's hard to have an informed opinion. My guess is it will run about like the CFR20 and Marstrom 20.
I'd like to see a race with some of the best sailors between the three light boats. It's never happened to my knowledge. So everything else is speculation as to which is faster.
Mike Hill
www.stlouiscats.com 
