I feel too that the Taipan 4.9 is a good uni boat with a spinnaker. Especially in light winds this design is still very fast in comparison to the newer F16's.

In my opinion, the only modification it needs are T-foil rudders when sailing it with a spinnaker in the rough stuff. That will solve basically all issues a 1-up sailor could have with the Taipan 4.9/F16.

This is still a thing I want to try on my own Taipan F16; shouldn't be an expensive modification.



Come to think of it, what would you think of the above Taipan 4.9/F16 with a carbon mast ? Wouldn't that be one nice lightweight 1-up F16 ?

Wouter