I have a 2001 boat and it weighed in around 330 the last time the previous owner had to weigh it in. I found a ratio of 4.75:1 for the boards on a dealers website, not sure if that is accurate or not. It comes with the standard Inter/Nacra boards, but the F17 class rules let you cut them down 14" or so.

This is my first year with the F17, coming from a Prindle 16. I sailed the prindle 4 years and it was my first boat. The learning curve of the 17 is steep, but manageable. The biggest new thing for me is the spin. I got some practice with some medium air spin jibes today (16 gusting to 24), but still managed to go over a couple times.

The boat can definitely be a handful, but it is a blast!

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