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What F16 should be doing is looking at why F18 is so popular and trying to utilise these lessons to make F16 a large international class like F18


I personally see no long term security with the F18 class (primary issue being massive weight of the platform). I am not at all surprised that the “big guys” want a heavier F16 so they can build them using existing F18 parts. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

"House prices have risen by nearly 25 percent over the past two years. Although speculative activity has increased in some areas, at a national level these price increases largely reflect strong economic fundamentals." – Ben Bernanke – 2005