>>> Re sailing ability : I am a cat instructor (so probably a B*** awful sailor) - but generally know when NOt to go out



Ohhh Sorry ! I missed that one.



I guess it is then safe to postulate that you'll have things in hand at F4 then and able to look at those times. With those funky special edition instructor shades.



Anyways,



To answer your last questions.



>>What rating would a spitfire sail to SCHS/texel monosail??



Next are ALL isaf ratings and all includind the spi :



Spitfire 1-up ISAF measurements = 1,03 (estimate using ISAF calculator)

Spitfire 1-up Texel measurements = 1,02 (estimate using ISAF calculator)



To compare



F16 2-up = 100 / 101 = F18

F16 1-up = 96 / 97 = A-cat class.



The double numbers of the F16 are caused by the mast material which in the F16 class maybe either carbon or aluminium. As you know ISAF hits carbon mast with one point deduction in the rating.



Under Texel the ratings are equal to the F18 class and A-cat class no matter what mast is used.



Now this is nice excersize in numbers, but it must be underlined that the Spitfire does not have a solo mode for the Spitfire and therefor there is no handicap number under both ISAF and Texel for this setup. You would need to apply for one when you want to race singlehanded.



F16 does regulated both 2-up and solo sailing as a class and has been succesfulin getting a Texel rating number for both modes. Go to www.texelrating.knvw.nl page to see them listed.



When the Stealth F16 is measured under ISAF than the SCHS system will have a rating for both 2-up and 1-up too. I'm sure that these rating will then be made a class rating independent of the particular design.



Your other options were



ISAF



Inter 17 1-up = 1,07

Inter 17 2-up = about 1,16

Dart 18 1-up = about 117 (inc spi)

dart 18 2-up = 116 (inc spi)





Texel



Inter 17 1-up = 111

Inter 17 2-up = do you really want to know ? = 121= slower then a Prindle 16 without spi.

Dart 18 1-up = 117 (inc spi)

dart 18 2-up = 116 (inc spi)



So I hope this answers all the question you might have about the boats and the ISAF and Texel rating systems.





>>Just booked my spitfire/stealth sail for the week after!



Hee ! have fun ! I'm a bit jealous now. If you want to see some pictures of both as well as the Taipan and Bimare F16:



Go to.



www.geocities.com/F16HPclass/



Also check out the Taipan rigging document under "articles" ; lots of pics.



Ohh, The taipan. How could I forget that one !!



A very nice boats with some nice things of its own. Also certified to race in F16. It's ratings are either the same as the F16 or are rounded off upward to one rating point slower. But really absolute differences are about 0,62 points which is only seconds slower in a hour.



I'm building Taipan hulls right now and will have a Taipan mast on my F16 one-off design. I think I will call it a Taiphoon for it still resembles a Taipan 4.9 lot.



Could you tell us what you though of the boats after you sailed them ?



Wouter