Hi all,
last year i asked here suggestions for my first cat, then i bought an old class A that is giving me a lot of fun, i still enjoy it a lot but i would like to change it with a catamaran that is capable of carrying more people, ideally 4, that is still fast and funny, and that is less reactive and nervous.
Maybe it's also because of my limited skills and experience, but with my class A catamaran (18 feet 13sqm mainsail only and 90kg weight) i need to be very attentive and ready all the time, cannot just enjoying sailing and looking around, it's extremely reactive.
So i thought my ideal boat is the hc18, possibly with wings, but here in Italy there are not so many offers on the second hand market so i consider also the hobie tiger/wild cat.
I know this is more a racing boat, more oriented on performance and more reactive.
I'm 70kg / 154 lbs and i sail both alone or with other people and i was wondering the diffences between this 2 boats, especially regarding this aspects:
weight, for moving on the beach
Sailing with chop seas
Crew weight, ideal and max allowed
Forgiving, easy to sail
Capsize tendencies
Difficulty to righting
Easy to single-handed
Strength, tendency to damage , Reliability
Possibility costal cruising, not only very close to the beach
Thank you very much, looking forward to chose the right cat and enjoy the seas