Hi Stephen,

if you wanted to substitute, Mosquito for Taipan in your post you could be commenting on something that happened some years earlier, it's amazing how history repeats itself. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

As far as youth classes, the Mossie will always be a better option for introducing youth to cat sailing, as it doesn't overpower so quickly for light crews. So maybe the Taipan doesn't need to stay spinnaker less, as there is already a class for youth to crew on. Don't forget the Taipan was designed as the Mossie couldn't carry enough weight for Adults to crew. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> How the wheel has turned <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />.

My point <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />, you can't stop progress, classes wax and wane depending on decisions made by assoc. that don't have crystal balls. Who knows where the Taipans would be around the world if they had decided to make rig changes earlier, I would suggest more popular <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />.