Thanks for all the tips and advice.

Sailed it about 5 hours today in 0-20, sloop and cat. Everything seems to be working well. Next step is to rig the spinnaker. I'll post photos when I get some.

Hull design and volume distribution is quite different from my Nacra 5.0. The nacra sails well with the bows deep, and there's not much rocker. The Taipan has a lot of rocker aft of the front crossbeam, and the bows seem to like to ride fairly high. Any tips on weight distribution and hull trim?