Simply put, we can move boats in Europe now. I don't care wether AHPC, Vectorworks Marine, Dynautic or Stealth Marine supplies them. Who ever is first to supply tuned and tweaked boats for the right price and of the kind the customers lust over will get the deal. That is all I'm saying.

The builders can now decide for themselfs if they want these assured sales badly enough to make the effort to be the first.

What is actually funny is that these sailors have expressed that they want a F16 and will go to lengths to get them. Two seperate parties are talking about flying over and see the boat themselfs. One other had expressed he would buy a boat of a certain make unseen. The forth has already decided on which he wants but wants a reasonable price. I will say it out loud any builder not getting these 4 sales has only himself to blame. You don't get more willing customers then these. With these 4 sales a few more are within reach and I know their name already as well.

You know what the best part is. It only took a test sail on a F16 with the wingmast rig to make them so devoted. I'm REALLY not kidding here.

One actually came in like, "huh ? well yes, why not ? lets give it a shot" and came off the boat and wouldn't shut up for 3 weeks. Two us had to tell him to shut up as even I could hear no more about it and that says something.

Wouter



Wouter Hijink
Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild)
The Netherlands