Wayne, my question relates to having a boat without the forward bouyancy of the modern F16 hull shapes. If you wanted to take a Mosquito or Cobra platform and put a full-size F16 rig on it you would want to be 2 feet behind the transom going downwind in most of the conditions we sail in. With the current 7,3m mast (1,2 shorter than F16) we already have too much sail up downwind, even 2-up, and get a few bus-stops on each downwind leg. Of course I would not want an 8,5m mast and sail areas that the F16 class allows if I can`t have banana boards, it makes no sense when you sail in the conditions we get more often than not. I would even prefer a smaller main and spinnaker for the Mosquito for those 28-35knot days.. ie every summer afternoon in Cape Town.