Hi Steve,

Are you aware that the history of the Taipan 4.9 is Mosquito based? The two designers, Greg Goodall & Jim Boyer, were enthusiastic mossie sailors in the late 70's early 80's and a lot of the Taipan development was based on what they learnt in the mossie.

Check out the history of the Taipan on our website http://www.ahpc.com.au. Being a mossie sailor yourself, I am sure you will find the Taipan's history very interesting.

Also, I agree with you. Getting a new international class up and running is not easy. But we should not let this stop us. There has been a lot of technical advancements made over the last couple of decades and we should not turn our back on these.... If our predecessors had, we would still be cruising around in dugout canoes.

The crew behind the F16hp should be congratulated on their progress. Well done guys!!

Regards
Helen
Australian High Performance Catamarans