If you scale the basic catamaran design down to 10 or 8 feet then you run into other problems, like pitching resistance. The catamaran design doesn't lend itself very well to very short hull lengths. That is one of the reasons why the F12 is what it is now, geared towards 12-16 year old youths and light adults.
I didn't know that.
In spite of those problems, would it be possible in your opinion to design and build a cat under 12 ft able to beat the Optimist (even if marginally) in the relevant features:
speed
pointing ability
safety
fun
ease of rigging
price
