I'm talking uni rigged--sloop may be a different story; as you know the Taipan has a big jib and a lot more power upwind with it. Mind you, I have kept with Tigers upwind sailing sloop with crew. But there's no question that sailing F16 UNI I'm losing the Tigers upwind and hanging with them downwind. This may also be due to sailing skill--there's a lot of area for improvement in my technique.

A note on the rating--the Hobie 20s and Nacra 5.8s are gettin irritated when we cross the line even with or ahead of them and then they owe us time...This weekend, a H20 sailor asked ME how much time I owed him. I guess the honeymoon is over.