In your bio I see that you are still in the proces of upgrading from a mono to a multihull.

If I were you I would just migrate to a 8.5 foot wide catamaran over a Tornado or other wide catamaran. Far easier to trailer and far better race opportunities. Neither the 18 sq. nor the Tornado classes see much racing at all in USA. I think you can count the active crews of both classes on one hand.

It will be much better as in enjoyable to get an F18, I-20 or one of the older 8.5 foot wide cats. There are just alot more owners of these boats around and therefor you have a much larger chance meeting up with these at events or cat clubs.

Just a thought.


By the way what is your combined crew weight ?

Wouter