...so no problems with challenging some 29er sailor mates to a simple up/down race? (after some practice on my side, of course)
Even without a spinnaker, the Taipan is so much quicker than the 29er that it won't even be fun, especially if you know how to "wild thing" downwind, which the Taipan can do very well, especially sloop rigged. When I've raced in the same starting group, I only saw them during the starting sequence ...
