Rob,



I said that both the BIM 16 and the Taipan are both great boats. I have a lot more time on the BIM 16 and have set one up the way I like. The BIM 16 was a pleasure to race and won all three regattas that I entered it in, often against much larger boats. The BIM 16 is a gaint killer. I like the idea of a smaller version of the F-18HT, which is how I see the BIM 16.



I sailed a Taipan 4.9 in Cambridge, Maryland and thought it was quite responsive. Jim Boyer and his daughter Julie sailed the Taipan in the Cambridge event and often arrived at the A mark with the larger Tornados and I-20s. I think that they finished second behind Bobby and myself on the I-20 for the regatta.



Again, either of these F-16HP class boats should make a sailor smile!