Jake,
While the Taipan is a very fine boat, I have bigger explosions when I eat beans.
There are 12 members of the US Taipan Association, all 4 officers positions are still unfilled.
The Chairman of the U.S. F16HP Class was Kirt Simmons.
He last posted 8 months ago under a new name flyer_usa_185.
He has apparently switched back to the A Class, but he has the boat for sale on the A Class website.
The F16 website now lists Jennifer Lindsey as the F16 East Rep and Eric poulsen as the F16 West Rep.
The Boyer website lists 3 U.S. "Agents" The Cat House(Mark Biggers), Sailfastusa(Chip Zenke) and Sunjammers(Brad Stephens).
None of them advertise the Taipans. Only Chip Zenke claims to have a 2003 boat in stock.
Several of the first Taipan owners have already re-sold their boats.

My point is, just because it is a good boat and is popular in another country does not mean it is going to be popular in America.
What market niche does the Taipan 4.9(f16) fill?

The only thing low-tech about the F18 is the weight of the hulls, not their design.