F16 cat 0.994
F16 sloop 1.020
Taipan cat 0.983
Taipan sloop 1.006
F18 1.005

So the Taipan is rated faster than the F16, and the cat is faster than an F18!
And that's before we add the new main - maybe my numbers are not right. Doesn't make much sense otherwise.

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.