mmm, interesting...
From those ratios upwind F16 is pretty close to an A but downwind it is somewhere between A and F18.
It is going to be an interesting compromise. The solo F16 is going to be pretty much smack bang in the middle of an F18 and A. Maybe end up with a small profile similar to an A to reduce windage upwind but higher volume hulls than an A to drive it hard downwind with kite. A fatter taipan?
What was the conclusion reached with Altered?
Hi all,
"Altered" performed with less than A class bouyancy, better than it could have been expected. Of course it did best upwind but still performed OK downwind to a point. I would look for more freeboard primarily, as excessive forward bouyancy on the water line may make it hard to drive upwind. My guesstimate from experience on "Altered" It was the beams hitting the water that stopped it as often as not.
