Greetings,

I recently traded emails with Matt who's with the company that is going to be building the Blade F16 in the States. Here's what he told me about production:

"The tooling for the boat is being machined right now. There are not really any pictures of it other than those found on the F16 web site of the prototype. All of the components for finishing out the boats are either here or are in transit including foils and sails. As we get hull 1 completed, the complete build including the tooling will be documented on the http://www.1design.net/ web site and eventually transferred to our company site. Also a formal press release including pricing and availability will be released when hull 1 is splashed."

If you want to purchase plans and have a go at building one yourself, the contact info is: [email][email protected].[/email]

Hope that helps.

In the meantime, my new tramp should be here tomorrow and I plan on getting my boat out on the water this weekend. Hopefully I'll be able to make the race at Huntington Lake.

John
Nacra F16 (USA 74)