Why, what possible motivation do you have to continue this? You have expressed your dislike for the rule set so move on. You have a 40 gig and an association with F18 builders so why even look at the lowly F16?

2 brand new A cats sitting on the beach
1 - 27,000 Gel tek made in Kevlar
1 - 21,000 MM A3 made in full carbon

Which boat are you going to choose? The use of exotics or more exotics for performance is more perception than reality. There is amin weight so building expensive is only really going to buy you bling factor. You can not honestly come on here and tell people that Glen or Mitch beat you around the course becuse their boat was 3 or 4 kg lighter.