ChuckC wrote:
True -not so difficult; but an ARC-21 has 33 feet of mast and similar sail plan.
Wonder about loss of performance, however. Would I, a non-racer, who would still go to regattas notice? I forgot the SC is an 8.5 width beam cat... What a perfect comparison...duh. Still, hate to give up stick height...
I can only speak as a 21sc sailor. It's really nice not having to mess with adjusting the width of the boat. The wings also offer a huge advantage over a cat that's still just 8.5' wide. It maybe worth a try sailing with the narrower boat and just reef the sail or use a slightly smaller sail. There's a guy that was selling his H21se mast and sails on Facebook not long ago. He converted his 21se to a H18 mast and sail. Sounded like the conversion worked out.