"Hey kid! Wanna do 20 knots? Well, turn your baseball cap around and hang up your skateboard. The Ultimate 20 is gonna make your daddy's Pearson Ensign look like a Model A."
"Sailing away from the dock, the first impression is of speed and lightness…"
"The boat told us very quickly when we’d cleared the seawall and found fresh breezes by burying her shoulder into a 2' chop, heeling 12-15 degrees and squirting forward. We found the helm to be well-balanced even in heavy gusts when beating to weather. Clearly, this boat is happiest when it’s away from the parking lot…"
"Daysailors will find that sailing an asymmetrical spinnaker takes some getting used to, but the ease with which it is launched and the increase in speed justify its growing popularity, especially since it eliminates the need for an acrobat on the foredeck…"
"We spent an hour putting her through her paces before heading back to the marina, during which time we were impressed with both upwind and downwind performance as well as the degree to which she seems to meet Canepa’s objective of producing a boat that is both fast and friendly."
"The large cockpit, ease of handling and speed will be appreciated by casual day sailors, so the boat won’t sit ignored in the parking lot. Racers will be able to push it hard while competing in a one-design fleet under strict class rules. It is well constructed. Accommodations are adequate for overnighting and it is easily trailerable. Total weight of boat and trailer is 1,500 pounds, the keel is only 4 inches deep when retracted so it presents a low profile on the road."