Originally Posted by
mzeffex
That's ridiculously light. A whole boat weighs 165? I should get one of those. Were you on it when it flipped the first time? I see you say you bailed at about 10 feet off the deck, meaning when it was 10 feet up you jumped?
That's crazy.
Also, if you don't mind, what does a carbon mast cost?
Yes, boat rigged and ready to sail is 165#.
I bailed when I realized both hulls were in the air. Not much chance of saving that and didn't want to get tangled in the wreckage. The last mast (about a year old) was $5k (it's insured, but I think they may be getting tired of me). A new ACat is about $20-25k, a good used one is about $12-15k. For that you get to sail at roughly the speed of the wind up to about 20knots (23mph). After that bad things start to happen (usually just a capsize or a pitchpole, but apparently they just fly at 58knots).
They are exceptionally stupid.