Corrections Taipan specs :
6, Max mainsail and mast area combined - 1.28sqm + 13.7sqm
Is wrong the real area is 1.40 sq. for mast and 14.58 combined mainsail+mast. At least that is what Texel has measured in the past.
11, Max authorised board area - 0.215sqm
12, Max allowed depth below the hull - 0.65m
Since many years the Taipan are using smaller boards then allowed in the class rules. The AHPC boards area protruding 0.55 mtr below the keel line and have a width of 0.290 mtr. Their area per board is therefor 0.1595 sq. mtr.
As you can see (Buccaneer) the current Taipan boards are significantly smaller then the very original ones late 80's. Of course the new F16 boards (not used by taipans yet) are another extention of this trend.
Wouter
