I have had my Fox since 2000 and havent had any problems,,,its been raced in several regattas in some pretty rough conditions,,,,I've hit a couple reefs with the daggerboards and no problems,other than trimming off a few inches,,,,thing that erks me is the Fox is really a good boat,,,had some bad "press" in the states because of its direct competition with the US I-20...the I-20 is a great boat ,,,but it doesnt conform to the F-20 class rules,beings as theres no f-20 racing in the states,ie bigger main and carbon mast,,,its lighter and faster with the larger sail plan,,,the Fox sailors tried to race boat for boat and just couldnt,,,the Fox is raced a good bit in europe,,,its still a good boat