The design displaces 375 lb (170 kg) and features a mesh trampoline between the hulls.

[1] The design has a draft of 2.08 ft (0.63 m) with the centerboards down and 6 in (15 cm) with them retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.

[1] In a review in Popular Mechanics in October 1987, writer Chris Caswell said, "under sail, the Prindle was balanced, responsive and easy to tack.

Its knife-like bows sliced through Mission Bay waters during close reaches and the wake stretched out behind like twin white jet trails.

For sheer ecstasy of speed, you can't beat a well-designed catamaran.