my point is that the F16 class get on their high horse (lets call it a shetland pony) about the fact that the min weight they have set is perfectly easy to achieve and can be done so without increasing cost or reducing longevity.

Now at the last F16 intergalactics or whatever the event was called there was one boat that met the min weight set by the class. The average boat weight was more than 5kg over the min weight!

There are a good percentage of "professionally" built F16 platforms that are not withstanding normal use. Now I am certain that its possible to build a F16 to min weight by not using exotics but do do so takes an innordinate amount of time therefore increasing costs far above what is commercially acceptable.

To speak of realtive boat weights in terms of performance you must also factor in platform longevity. spending a lot of money on a light platform is one thing, having it last more than a season is another part of the equation.