Well it isn't 20 kg overweight really, just 15 kg (= rounded off upwards). Yours was 5 kg overweight before adding a jib setup so the difference between our boats is somewhat smaller then we may think.

And as far as I can tell my boat is a pure F16 in every respect, got the measurement form to proof it.

I also noticed some Blade owners putting their bows in. Maybe the Aussie Blade doesn't need it but that doesn't proof that T-foils are unattractive to the other boats (majority) out there.

And why is it that everytime a new development is discussed we get the "hype" counterargument ?

Now I'll say that I'm deeply impressed by the T-foils after having raced with them a few times on a Stealth. They really do seem like a very simple and cheap improvement for some of our "unoptimized" boats. If you don't need them then the more power to you. Arguably, they can never make a boat more performant then the boat that doesn't need them right ? It is not like we getting them is upsetting the class or giving us an unfair advantage in any way, right ?

Wouter