quattroguy wrote:
I have to chime in on the updates, though they are a year or two old now. Had a '14 and upgraded to a '17 TI, the difference is huge. First off the seats are more comfortable whether sailing or pedaling and keeping my butt dry is fantastic. I had a chance to sail it last week in pretty good winds, about 12 MPH with gusts to 25. Rather challenging, but the boat just ate it up. The old hull would dive like a sub in this, aside from one or two waves I stayed dry the whole time. The rudder would sometimes get overpowered and stall, but pedalling and bearing off fixed that. The acceleration off the gusts was impressive, wish the hull would plane but it does surf. I have not has so much fun since my laser and hobie 16 days, and love that I can lean hard on this boat without any issue.
quattroguy - Do you have an AI or a TI? I've seen the AI and it is much more substantial than it used to be. I could see it performing as you described. However, I am wondering if the TI is due for a similar upgrade. It seems like it should be identical to the AI, but with an extra seat, longer hull, and longer amas. I know they reversed the slope of the TI bow and amas to match the AI and upgraded the seats, but the rest looks the same.