Bill,

The thing about this boat I'm buying is that its not significantly lighter than a standard M tornado. The builder says that the hulls weight almost the same to the M, but the beams and mast weight less, how much, he's not sure. The real advantage of the design is no striker, and rounded beam ends so when heeling, they don't drag in the water. Oh, and just like a pirate is completely obsessed with treasure, I'm complete obsessed with carbon/kevlar, so its a good match for me