I would take him up...HARD!

By the way, I have only sailed the A-Class this one season, but I don't think adding a spinnaker to this boat makes it better! It makes it heavier and more complicated. In light air, it makes it quicker. I am not sure it gets quicker with spinnaker once you can wild thing. The thing that makes my A2 my DREAM BOAT is that it is extremely simple to assemble, move around, and sail. I don't claim it is simple to sail well, just that you can sail it easily and simply. The next part of this being my DREAM BOAT is that I find that it responds to changes in adjustments of the outhaul, downhaul, mast rotation, mainsheet tension and traveller position. I have a lot to learn, and that fact makes my A2 my DREAM BOAT...plus it goes upwind like nothin' else!