Stephen, you are now simply guessing at stuff you obviously don't know sqad about, sorry.

I did all the mathematics (ohhh dirty word) on it and there are several widened Taipans sailing about with full F16 rigs. None of them ever broke down.

Here are the pictures to proof the point.

http://f16.beasts.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=1641

All pics in the middle are a Taipan F16 build and sold by AHPC themselves. There are 4 of these in NL and Northern Germany. They were purpose build that way; wide and with a full F16 fit out.

You can contact Greg and ask for his confirmation. He will tell you that they simply used the same mainbeam and dolphinstriker as that was overdimensioned on the Taipan anyway.

Apart from that we have several modified Taipans that have been sailing as upgraded boats for years now without any issues. And the fact that all alu masted F16 rigs like that on the Blades use the Taipan Superwing mast as well as some other parts. No problems there either. Check the weather conditions at Alter Cup 2007 and GC 2007. If anything was about to break then we would have seen it at those events alone.

I think this proof a thing or two. But mostly that you are completely wrong on these issues.

I'm truly sorry but that is just the God honest truth.

Wouter