Great to hear some others experiences with F16HPU. I'm still very new to the taipan and have tons to sort out still. But I've sailed 3 times now uni with spin and really enjoyed it. I'm not a small guy, and I can tell you I was very tired after the experience--flying a hull down wind and sheeting in and out on the spin plus steering deeper as speed picks up--I found it to be a challenge. It's not that the spin sheet load was really heavy, it's just that you've only got one hand and I found I had to work it quite a bit.

I'd be interested in hearing how others steer and hoist at the same time, how they trim the main (and jib) downwind with spin up, and where they try to keep the apparent wind (~90 deg?).