Flatter, planing-type hulls were tried in the Richard Roque designs. I never can remember the name of the boat that was supposed to become a production class. There were one or two of them at Sailfest in Sanford, Florida one year. I think 16-foot. And he also designed one for Randy Smyth one year for the Worrell (or World?) 1000. I can't remember right now and don't have time to look back through my files. But maybe somebody on this forum will remember those boats and why they did not achieve the promised performance. I know they seemed to work well in some conditions but poorly in others.

Also, I wonder what happened to Roque. We haven't heard from him in years. Anybody know?