Hey there,

Drew here Jon. Would be real cool if you went the mossie path !
I weigh in at 82kg and do OK in mixed fleets with a 20 year old boat.
Not sure against other mossies, will know after Jan Nats. I have a strategy for that though with a light weight crew.....
The mossie is lighter and IMO more versatile than the Taipan. Nothing wrong with a Taipan - they are just heavier and yes a bigger sail plan. If you want a kite why not simply go F16.
The current mossies well sailed give all other classes a hard time and quite often come out on top, just look through the regatta results and posts on forums.
From Canberra you would be able to get down to Vic or SA for a lot of regattas as well with plenty of mossies.