I would hope to heck they were... Looking at some rough calculations between the tri and a typical F16, and there's some pretty huge disparity. I didn't even want to think about comparing to F18 or Acat as it would look pretty silly

I wonder how this tri would compare to a Hobie 14?

SA D upwind - Weta 55.68, F16 84.43, H16 74.64
SA D down - Weta 94.43, F16 162.35, H16 74.64

Bruce number up - Weta 1.87, F16 2.28, H16 2.16
Bruce number down - Weta 2.43, F16 3.19, H16 2.16

L/B ratio - Weta 1.25, F16 1.95, H16 2.09

So, compared to just about any cat, the tri would be a lot slower. On the bright side, the Weta offers:
- smallest size (14 ft LWL)
- smallest storage footprint (15ft x 4ft? folded up)
- smallest sail area to handle for one person
- lightest overall weight (211 lbs if you can believe the literature)

I would love to see a polar diagram. I think there was another thread about smartphone apps that could plot a polar for your boat...