The class has at least three really great boats to choose from. This should be great news.

FWIW, there was a good bit of separation between the top five boats and the rest of the fleet. If you compare just Viper to Viper, it quickly becomes the "nut on the tiller". I have no doubt Robbie could have taken Seth's Taipan (it's older than Constantine's) and still have won the regatta by the same margin. Please try to remember that a lot of this regatta was sailed in wind over 15 knots. There just isn't much margin for error. That's where the skill really comes in. As Robbie was lapping me (yes, in more than one race)he seemed rested and in consumate control, while I was hanging on for dear life!