23.7 knots on a Dufour Wing...... So there's hope for my old steed...... easy girl, I know you want to do 24 kts..

She'd have to keep away from smoking the grass if she was to do that speed.

I think it would be fun to have comparison races.

I know that when I sailed/raced my windsurfers, the idea of sailing a sailboat was about as appealing as driving a volkswagen compared to a Ferrari. Windsurfering is more like pure sailing as you can feel very clearly exactly what is happening to the sail and therefore react exactly. Therefore I think that windsurfing is a great primer to cat sailing.

Sailing a cat for me is a bit more practical as I use it to carry building materials to the cabin I am building on an island and also the water temperatures where I live are too cold to be getting into and out of @ my age...

Sailing a sailboat (catamaran) is more of a passive activity sort of like golfing compared to hang gliding.

That's interesting that (one of the posts mentioned that) the sailboard was better upwind. My Dufour could clean everyone upwind due to the hull shape but it was a holy terror going straight downwind. Into the water, out of the water, ad nauseum...

I agree with Darrel that comparing a cat and a windsurfer is ridiculous, however with comparison racing we could find out the truth.

What is the current world speed record for a boardsailer?

I am with Steve on the sailing the windsurfer when it is insane and the cat when it is windy and smoking the grass (just kidding) when it's not windy enough...