But of course this VWM Blade will be a fully fitted one.

I my experience Bimare quotes prices for the bare boat with only a mainsail. All the rest is extra. Now Bimare has always been providing inexpensive boats but over time the price difference became smaller and smaller. In the past their competition were the big Builders like Hobie and Nacra who never shied away from asking 16.000 Euro or more for their FULLY-FITTED FX-one and Inter-17. Then a 12.000 Bim is cheap, but in comparison a FULLY FITTED F16 at 14.250 Euro or less is not really that much more expensive. We must also not forget that Bim quotes boats as they are when you pick them up from the factory in Italy, meaning excluding shipping. This is attractive to Italian, France and Swiss buyers but not for others. The 14.250 F16 quote includes shipping from USA or Aus to Europe.

This puts the price quotes in somewhat different light. Interestingly enough the F16's and Bims look more similar the longer you look at their details.

Wouter