Pulling the Viper, Taipan and Blade up the ramp at the end of a sail it's Taipan, Viper, Blade in terms of 'easy'
I too am a little miffed about this statement. Considering the tight rules in the F16 class and the fact that all alu masts are identical (they are all the AHPC superwing) I wonder how a 120 kg Viper F16 can be easier to push about on the ramp then another F16 design that is close the 107 kg class minimum ?
These boats are all the same length, width, height and differ very little in ready to sail weight (13 kg = 10%). Even the freeboard is never more then 50 mm apart on an average height of 450-500 mm (= 10%) taken over the range of designs from the Taipan to the Viper.
I agree with Clayton that I would like to see independent confirmation of the ready to sail weight of the Viper; just as I had desired of the other makes in the past. So I'm looking forward to an official F16 class measurement certificate for the Viper F16 !
Didn't the new Viper at the GC 2008 in Mumbles have one of these ?
Wouter
