If so then it will the most advanced boat they will have designed or produced to date. The Nacra A2/A3 was not designed by nacra and as far as I know the hard parts (hulls, masts, sails) are not build by them either.

Personally I believe both Nacra and Hobie will have a very hard time designing and building a good F16. But this is not a shame as doing so is not easy, certainly not with all F16 builders progressing into their 3rd iteration of the basic designs. This is some headway.

Of course there is only one way of proving us (me) wrong. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I still remember Hobie's announcement that they would make an Hobie A-cat. Never heard of that project ever again.

Wouter