You are sailing the Nacra F18 right ? They have gone from very bouyant bows on the inter 18 to very low volume ones on the Nacra F18. But still I remember reaching on tigers and making the biggest wipe-out I ever did in my 10 years of sailing cats. We were trying to impress the girls on the yacht, we sure did THAT !

In principle, if the W1000 was done on H16 than it can be done on F18's.

Sure the F20's are more relaxed due to their longer length when compared to the width that is equal to the F18's but the is not the same as the F18 being unfit for distances races.

You just have to be more manly about it. Remember the saying "wooden boats; iron men?"

I think the archipello raid is done on F18's and various distances races overhere have shown F18's to be at the top.

Sure W1000 is a different thing, but then again it was donethe first years on H16's !

Wouter