Not to beat a dead horse, again and again, but I thought 16 and up should be the target market. Maybe the youth boat could be open source one design. F12 could be for 16+.
There is no reason why this baby couldn't be great fun for 16+ skippers.
The concept is not complex and it is very easily scaled up. There is no reason why a 12 foot hull can not be made to suit your sailing weight. If required then it will be a piece of cake to entlarge the sail area and or lengthen the mast. The basic design is very open to that, especially since the mast is unstayed !
Just grap longer tubes while making the mast and use more cloth for the sail. The beams and mast section will easily withstand the forces, the basic concept is that forgiving in the way of loads and stresses.
Personally I think a high aspect 7.0 sq. mtr. sail on 6 mtr mast is plenty. The boat weights only 60 kg ready-to-sail and that is halve the weight of a Hobie wave.
Wouter
