Dve Carlson asked who wrote the article that started this thread-

His name is Peter Johnstone. Yes, JOHNSTONE as in J-Boats. His fther and uncle started J-Boats and designed and built the famous J-24, J-35, J-22, etc. Peter also ran Laser/Sunfish for some time and started the OD-14 class(one-design version of the I-14).

Peter is currently building Melvin Morrelli designed Gunboat Catamarans. His tie-in with Melvin Morrelli should prove interesting with their new 18HT design!

The 18HT class seems to be making some pretty big strides. This new wave of developmental work and the tie-in with the Little America's Cup will be a boon to this class.