[MHml] International 14

[David Farmer]

Rob ,
  I sail with a guy who has raced the 14 seriously, and from a little time 
on his boat, and his many stories, my conclusion is that it REQUIRES skilled 
crew to keep it upright. It's a huge amount of sail on a very light 
platform.  Learning curve is steep and potentially expensive ( you break 
costly stuff when you crash at speed).  It's a spectacular ride and don't 
want to discourage anyone, but try to spend time sailing one before you buy.

Dave


>From: Rob Hepler <robsails at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: Informed discussion of multihull issues 
><multihulls at steamradio.com>
>To: Informed discussion of multihull issues <multihulls at steamradio.com>
>Subject: [MHml] International 14
>Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 15:47:23 -0700
>
>I know it's not a multi.. but can anyone give me a quick rundown on
>the pros and cons of the international 14 as a play-around dinghy?
>Are they really that hard to handle?
>
>Thanks
>-Rob
>
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