Wouter,

You seem to be very interested in what kind of boat I have chosen to sail, so I will try to straighten you out. First, I purchased a AHPC manufacturered Flyer A-Cat. This boat lasted one day, before it suffered structural failures in BOTH hulls. So, I decided that that was enough and convienced W.F. Oliver and AHPC to take my faulty boat back. I then test sailed and ordered a F-18HT, after having decided that it would be a great boat for me. However, I was concerned about sailing it with my child. Soon after I placed that order, the news of the Javelin 16 came to light for me. I love the idea of this smaller boat and since I will NEVER buy another Australian High Performance Catamaran product, the Taipan is out of the question. Since I really enjoyed the sailing time on the Jav 2, I talked W.F. into letting me switch my order to a Jav 16. He was not hard to convience, since the Javelin 2 boats are sold out until the after the Worrell 1000.

So that is the story of how I came to order a Jav 16. W.F. tells me that I probably won't get my boat until spring, but it should be worth the wait! As for my problem with your F-16HP class, I have read a copy of the e-mail that you sent to Bimare after your new rules were set. W.F. was kind enough to share it with me. I think you know that the contents of that correspondence could only be considered unacceptable to those involved with the Jav 16. I do not speak for the Bimare boatyard nor for W.F. Oliver, Bimare's US representative, but as a future Javelin 16 sailor I would not want to participate as a "second-class member" of your organization.

As far as a new class for the Jav 16, several influential US sailors are working on a concept that is much more inclusive than the F-16HP class.

With regard to my chosing not to vote in your poll, I would not vote in my country's presidential election if I where an Iraqi citizen either! Why bother?

This "broken record" hopes to see you on the water in the spring!