Now, if you want to proove you're point put Charlie on an F16 uni w/spin and Mitch and crew on the sloop w/spin and in varying wind conditions on say 10 races and I think you'll find it's a wash... unless of course the F16 uni really is slower than the F16 sloop :-)
That would be one interesting test !
I venture that the conditions will determine the winner here if the crews are absolutely equal with the sloop edging out an advantage in the high end with the uni doing so in the "just single trap" conditions. In the really light stuff and mid range (reasonable trapping) conditions the test will be really tight.
Would love to spectate this one !
Wouter
