Ok, that last rant of mine sounded a little harsh, I stand by the comments, but it was harsh. Consider this reply a bit more helpful.
Why do you not like the F18 and want to change to the F16. I'll start the ball rolling...
- F18 has a big rig and at 135kg crew weight you are probably a little light.
- You state that you have different crews. This would be a pain in F18, as I understand it, because you'll need to change correctors each time you go sailing.
- You don't like the weight of the F18 for onshore handling.
- You state you have a female on board (crew or skipper). F18 may be too much for her strength wise...(speculating/generalising here, sorry if I offend)
All these are reasons for the F16 class rules being the way they are already.
A little off-topic tangent from that...how does the F18 class maintain appropriate corrector weights during a season of club racing? Teams change, individual body weights change. Could you race for the season without getting weighed and beef up or slim down to optimum weight on the sly?
