Apologies Rolf, As you know I have not been here for more than a week and am reading posts that may be quiet old to most now.

However I stick to my guns in saying I can not invest in a class with rules so loose and out of touch. F16 members sugest we by a boat then propose an amendement to the rules.... Dose that realy sound like a smart option. I am over this too as I do not see a lot of sence or knowledge coming from many supporting the F16 class here. Therefore I will have a chat to Phil when I get back and may have a chat to Marcus also.

If you guy are happy to stay a very small class, then you are welcolme to it and I am sure I am welcome not to be a part of it. I really feel for the manufactures though who are being hurt by the class' stuborn views. They are in the business of selling numbers, not producing and small class to suite only a monority of sailors. The F16 concept has so much potential. It may be a different class / formula that may benifit from such a concept in (1 man or 2 man spin cat with realist weight.) the future.

Enjoy
Stephen