Oh and one other thing I'd like to mention. The Hobie tiger (18ft) weighs 397 lbs. or 172.3kg. Sure it carries a heady and a kite but that's still a lot of weight for an 18ftr compared with an'A' but they are still popular.
I may have sounded a bit dark in my reply to the boats weight but after a 2 year design and build program and somewhere around $100G costs and getting no interest I'm just a tad sensitive I guess.
Sorry if I came accross a bit strongly.
Bern
No need to apologize about the tone of your reply. As I said I wasn't critising, just asking the question from a position of ignorance. It must be extremely frustrating to put your heart and funds into a project only to find that it goes nowhere.
As for the F18's, I'm still at a loss as to why the minimum weight for these boats is set so high. Surely given a choice the sailors of these boats would prefer something lighter. It is possible of course, you only need to look at the Taipan 5.7 which is about 50kg lighter, about the same price and just as rugged.
Rob.
