Good evening with all, In the direction and the interest of the many discussions concerning the weight of the boats and carbon mast that is on the forum at this moment, I will bring some concrete elements to you... The carbon masts .... on our 18HT, the mast of length 10 m supports a 20 m² main sail and 20 m² of spi, and cost approximately 3000 Euro's. On a smaller boat like Javelin 16 (100 kg), the mast supports 14 m² main sail and a 12 m² gennaker, the price is approximately 2300 Euro here, its weight allows righting solo under all conditions and wind. The weight of the boats : Our formula 18 X4 weighs 180 kg (rule enforced), X2 having exactly the same hulls, saffrons and drifts weighs no more but 139 kg.... The gain in weight is in the hulls, the carbon mast carbon and a little bit in upperworks. X2 is less expensive than X4....

Here is an update, we gave up (today) our project of a class 1,04 because this projects class rules imposes a minimum weight and an aluminium mast aluminium limiting in our vision of the development of a catamaran. On the other hand we will propose in our 2008 range 2008 a new 16 footer equipped with a chechmate carbon adapted to the solo or the double. Boat light, redressable in all autonomy, solid and powerful. A version in conformity with the F16 gauge will be also proposed.