I wasn't banned from that forum but it was made pretty clear to me that I needed to bugger off and weep in shame of having the misquided believe that I, as a non Aussie sailor, could propose officially sanction fitting a spinnaker to the Taipans to grow the class internationally. At one time I also proposed updating the mainsail and jib design.

Eventually I was adviced to ^$@#&-off and start my own boat class if I wanted spinnakers on the Taipan so badly. Best advice I was ever given. Together with Kirt Simmons and Phill Brander I worked out a new concept based on these ideas and ...

All the rest is history as they say.

Wouter