HooD Posted May 6, 2002 Report Share Posted May 6, 2002 I have to ask myself, is this for my benefit? seems odd that there is so much heated debate in the forums regarding this comparison, then this comes up.. coincedence?? Why would you pay more for a boat that weighs more and is smaller - this is the question that many sailors are asking with the introduction of the nacra F18 and now the capricorn. Below is a table showing the various specifications and shows that some of the stories going around about small sails and heavy boats are not true. p.s. I thought we agreed the australian nacra 5.8 was 160kilo's and before anyone says - oh mister that includes the kite, a kite kit dont wiegh 21 kilos, unless its full of water. Length Width Weight Main Jib Kite Mast Nacra 5.8 5.79m 2.44m 181Kg with Kite 22.39sq m 21sq m 9.32m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolj Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 Greetings again hood, I have just read your post and must admit to being a little confused. Is the stuff in BOLD print an excerpt from another forum ? seems the stats quoted are once again the american ones eh ? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsailor.net Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 Hood, I was taking the nacra 5.8 as weighing 165Kg and the kite kit with snuffer weighing 15Kg I am weighing a 1608 and 1601 boat in the next week and will post the results with and without the kite. Regards catsailor.net P.S. The point of the newsletter is to generate responses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooD Posted May 7, 2002 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 CoolJ those figures are from the catsailor.net MAY newsletter, that arrived in my E-Mail yesterday. Oh and the rest of it was quite amusing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolj Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 AWWWW........ I don't get one of those ...... Umm Andrew ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Holden Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 May newsletter is www.catsailor.net.au/newsletter/may2002.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis5.8 Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 What would a rough estimate be for a 5.8 with sail no 947, no kite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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