I thought we agreed that it was the sailors who made the difference? In light of that and with respect to the other F16 commercial designs I think your statement is a bit premature. Time will tell..

To get back on topic. The boat I have the most experience with is the Tornado. On that boat your VMG decreased if you double trapped out downwind with spi. Having the crew on trapeze was faster in a blow than having both sailors hiking. This is not directly comparable to F16s, but there probably is a crossover point between trapeezing and hiking downwind when aiming for best VMG. Seems like we need somebody to really master the technique of trapezing downwind and match him up with a sailor of comparable physical properties and skill to find out this. If the skiffies can do it, I am sure we can as well, even if we have to manouver the stick behind the mainsheet when jibing.