Your description of the situation and my comments is wrong and really I don't have time to set the record straight with everybody that hasn't really tried to understand what is going on.
If you do indeed want to get better acquainted with the F12 project that here is a good place to start reading:
Additionally, there is no F14 class. There are just three F14 prototypes in existence and the class is as dead as a dodo at this time. One of the F14 moulds was even offered to the scrapheap. The other boats are basically modified Hobie 14's and there isn't much momentum there either.
Wouter
"No F14 class"? of course there's an F14 class. There's been a shirtload of time, effort and money spent on developing the F14 class and we have two very very good boats currently completed and on the water and competing very successfully. Darryl has made a concerted effort to generate interest with his wonderful videos. What you mean is that there's no momentum in the F14 classes either new or modified. And why do you think that is the case Wouter??? Could it be that there's no support for anyone who attempts to implement a program for youth sailing because no one cares enough to do what needs to be done, including you. What makes you think that doing something which is, not only totally un-supportive but contrary to all existing efforts, will be successful in attracting any involvement?? As I see it, you're just causing further fragmentation of an already tragically fragmented situation which is further proof that cat people are not interested in the common cause, just self promotion.
If you wish to gain support for your enterprise, please explain to us how introducing yet another 12/14ft catamaran onto an already saturated and depressed market is going to help matters??? We can't even get sufficient support within our own ranks to keep existing designs viable. Forgetting my considerable efforts over the last eight years with the 430, Darryl Barrett has produced a really a great cat. It has the potential to do anything you want it to do in introducing youth to cat sailing but you choose not to give any credence or support to his efforts. No, on the contrary, your grand plan is to further confound existing efforts by introducing yet another class.