Timbo I have no idea, Addicted to controversy i guess? I keep saying to myslef stop and yet here we go again.

While im here, I managed to get an audience with Jim Boyer for an rainy afternoon here in Tas, he was on holidays and stopped in to watch us sailing.

He had been experimenting with the kite on the taipan 4.9 and was of the opinion it was just a lot of extra time rigging, expense and ropes on the boat fpr very little gain. At the time he had been building the capricorn for about 12 months i guess, he said it wasnt a bad boat despite the kite.

So i can assure you Jim was anti f16, and very pro a-class and taipan 4.9 in sloop/cat formats.

from our conversation he came across as a really nice guy, some one you would be very happy to work or play with.