Ohh,

To anyone who may take a shot at contacting Hobie about this situation.

The F16 class holds an agreement with Goodall Yacht Sails that allows any F16 builder to use and buy the lightweight aluminium Superwing mast at the extrusion cost price !

In fact, the parties falling under this agreement have even run their own orders of these masts with the consent of Goodall Yacht sails. The superwing mast is basically the F16 equivalent to the Capricorn and Infusion wingmasts. And the attractiveness of this deal is the main reason why all aluminium F16 masts are this superwing section (we are almost OD in that respect)

Hobie can indeed make use of the same agreement if they produce a F16. That could easily chop off 2500 Euro's of the retail price by going aluminium. No need for sail development either as they can pick whatever sail design they want from Ullman, Grant Piggot, Glaser, Landenberger or Goodall himself and be very competitive in open class racing.

Informing a senior Hobie representative of this class deal may be valuable to both us and them.

Wouter