All the rest is just ignorance.
Wouter
Ignorance is beleiving current F16s are built anywhere near to the rule.
A full carbon, prepreg autoclave full volume stiff F16 will cost significantly more than an A Class and would be superiour to all current F16s in the market.
Seems everybody and anybody in the sailing industry (other than F16 sailors) know this.
Cation, if you want to bring the fight here, you may have more than just F16 sailors posting comments about this.
This comment is not so much ignorance as it seems paranoia.
From a current builder, put a carbon stick on a Falcon and it is min weight. I would figure that makes it at the rule and far under 40K. (Around 20 I have been quoted) I am sure if you brought a 40K check to any builder they would be more than happy to build you something though.
Carbon is not legal in the F18, but it is possible to build a full pregpreg autoclaved F18 which would also be much more expensive and stiffer than the current boats. Why would you not fear this? And how from actual experience can you possibly project that any addition of carbon or expensive production technology will obsolete any boat.
Marstrom builds an all carbon autoclaved boat. They are expensive but has it “taken over” the class – NO. The new Ashby boat (as well as the Flyer II) do not even have carbon hulls, they are Kevlar. Has this made the boats uncompetitive – NO. Is there any huge difference in costs between the brands made with carbon or not – not so you would notice.
A landed Ashby A in the US is right around 30K. You can buy a full carbon – under min weight - Falcon for quite a bit less (~5K)than that, and you have a lot more kit on the F16.
Sorry to get drug into this thread but untruths and exaggerations that espouse doom and gloom or bash each other do not do either of our classes or cat sailing in general any good.
Pete, WTF were you thinking with this post on the F18 site?
