Good luck John, and I sincerely hope you succeed and enjoy the results.

Experimentation is always to the good, even if the results turn out to be not as expected/hoped. If Calvert guarantees a well furling sail in compliance with the F-16 rules, you are on safe ground there. Hope you find the time to take lots of photos of your setup and details when finished. I especially wonder about the flying shape and furled shape of your reacher.
When you have it set up, experimentation with a GPS to find your best VMG downwind could be worthwhile if you are going to race it. I sure hope you try sailing it against spi/snuffer equipped F-16s, just to see how it performs.


Please keep us informed about your project. The tinkering and experimentation going on in the F-16 class is a great part of the fun.