For some reason they never quote any budgets for say a 29-er or 49-er campaign. None of them realize that a 49-er is actually more expensive to purchase then a F18.

A 49-er costs 14.070 GBP which is 20.400 Euro's. Now F18's are expensive but you'll be order some very nice goodies with your boat if it goes past 18.500 Euro's.

It is always the same with monohulls sailors. They know almost nothing of non-monohull designs but they always know which is more expensive, or performing inferiourly and it is never the mono's.

Wouter


Wouter Hijink
Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild)
The Netherlands