Well, I'm glad I bought this up, if only to become a bit better educated about the cat scene.

I think I'll go back to my original plan, which was to build an F12 and iterate the hull design over a few seasons and then reassess the state of things. The F12 is cheap and I should be able to use it to introduce my daughter to sailing.

Maybe I should use the F12 as a learning experience and aim for developing a home-build solution to the F14 down the track? Perhaps by then AHPC will be making one too... (I really want more manufacturer options in these classes!) who knows... we'll see I guess.