That Bim 18 class A is a category 2 A-cat of 100 kg's. With the F16 cat boat being 104 kg's and with a spi I would expect the F16 cat boat to be faster than a category 2 A-cat of only 4 kg's less weight and without a spi.
The SCHRS rating system names the modern A-class but doesn't assign a rating to it; it only states "see measurement form".
And yes that Bim 18 Double 96 would be the predecessor to the Javelin 2. Although thsi boat has a spi of only 18,75 sq. mtr. which is only little over 1 sq. mtr. more than the F16's
With respect to the others :
Mattia cat boat is a heavy one 196 kg's and something like the 18HT rig on it.
That mystere 6.0 is also not a light boat ; no less than 218 kg's it has a big rig though but than again 218 kg's !
And tornado with spi you quoted is the old standard tornado but an added spi the Current international tornado has a rating of 0,94 which is again some 3 points faster.
And so on.
Seems to me to be a hard enough rating to sail too but not impossible or strange when to compared to other designs.
Wouter
Last edited by Wouter; 12/01/02 09:27 PM.