Hi Rolf and Wouter
Would you concider morphing your boat into an F-16 if a class grew in northern Germany? Just curious about you..
Actually there are more difference (mast height and tip weight, main sail area, spi, width and jib...) as you may expect. Actually I would ask for participating with the same rating as a F16, since I am a recreatial sailor with limited budget and it does not matter if I am the slowest.
But with that limitation the Bim-16/Jav-16/X16 is nothing more then a cheap A-cat where the hulls are shorter as well.
Personally I would rather have a cheap version A-cat then a 16 foot imitation that is neither an A-cat or an F16.
Well, it is a short A-cat with reinforced mast, so you can sail it with 2 man (I would not do that with an A-cat). And it comes with a spi or hooter, which adds a lot of value compared to an A-cat.
It is sad that Bimare will not build a dedicated F16, but for the pro and cons of Bimares choice we could discuss without an end...
Cheers,
Klaus
