Had we used the right numbers at the time for our qualifier I would be qualified for the Alter Cup! We didn't realize they had changed...so don't start with me on those ratings.

But seriously...I've raced Nigel and Tammy Pitt and Ollie and Joanna on F16's and a couple of other A-cats at the same time on a couple of occasions. The advantages / disadvantages change dramatically with differences in wind strength. In most conditions, I can go to weather better - as would be expected. However, and especially in the light stuff, the spinnaker on the F16 makes up any upwind advantage the a-cat had. As the wind increases (8 to 10) we start finishing in closer proximity but that spinnaker is still hard to beat with a main only (but I also didn't know how to wild thing properly back then either). I haven't raced F16s under the new numbers yet.