The best test will be for Ian to head to Bristol and test the boat against benchmark A-Class sailors like Ben Hall, Lars Guck, and Phil Kinder. Until he does that, any claims on performance are pure speculation. I would bet that Ian is simply a better A-Class sailor than the sailors he has been sailing against so even if the boat's performance is equivalent to a Flyer or something else current, it will look faster due to the sailor's ability.
The boat is quite interesting. The hulls look like missles!
Bob Hodges A2 USA 230
Bob, I agree that its real performance won't be known till then either, I believe that will happen when everyone goes to the Lake Hopatcong Regatta Sept 29th RG
