Ah.....but which of the many versions of the N/I/F 17 does that rating refer to? Isn't it about time that Nacra got an F17 measured for rating purposes?
That rating was for the Aussie made I17 which has F18 jib and 22Sq Mts F18 Spinnaker with wing mast and smaller square top main than F18. That version is now not available in Aus as Nacra Aus shipped the moulds to Nacra in America where they have been upgraded. Now with less rocker, hulls have been canted, beams are stiffer, completley new rig including F18 carbon fiber mast etc. A far superior version than my old I17 according to Nacra here, this is what you get when you order a F17 in Aus now the imported Amercian version, what its yardstick is I have no idea I spose bob currey may know, dont know if they have Taipan 4.9 there though so we probably will never know which one is faster, but I know that there quite a few F17`s on their way over here.