if you can get yourself into a low orbit... 15000 MPH +

have we circled back to the "why do you sail?" question?

Cup holders are nice, even nicer than having to pack all your food/water on you back.

I tied off the helm (cheap temporary autopilot) and wandered forward to the cooler in the forepeak (it is a bit tight up there with spare sails, but I like keeping weight forward). Made a PB&J sammmich and grabbed a soda. Wandered back to my seat on the net and grabbed the traveler for a minor course correction.

"Bobbed" around (avg 6 knots uni-rig) in 10 TWS for about 3 hours watching the land disappear. Considered continuing on (course 180) to Key West, but that might worry the Mrs. since I didn't file a float plan. merry christmas, indeed.

Going 30 kts sounds fun, but seems like a lot of work when I could do 12-15 pretty cheaply and easily.

And I watched a pontoon boat ram its trailer while loading - enough to push the truck forward a little. I knew I was in for a treat when I saw it had a dozen fenders on each side and came in to the ramp at about 10 knots

I like passing the pontoon boats, going downwind under spinnaker on my Blade, right here on my lake when it's blowing good. It's been blowing pretty good here the last couple days , and warm too! Great time to be on the lake instead of at the mall!

+1, although my "lake" is about 90 miles wide and saltwater

Yes, i Can do that ; still wouldn't pay $40K for a cat
that's only 8-10kt faster than my Hobie-21se though !!

Going 30knots , simply does NOT justify spending that kind of
money for a catamaran ; when i paid $1,500 for my H-21
that's only 20% slower than your foiling boat.
Now if that boat did 40+ knots on the water ;
NOW your Talking !!!

Bille