I guess the real question in my mind is that I've never seen a 30 year old CF mast. My 1999 Inter 20 is on it's third mast. One of my considerations in downsizing to a more controllable boat for my weight is that I really did not want another CF masted boat. F-18's= aluminum mast, I'm glad for that one.
Guess since there is the option of an Aluminum or CF mast in the F-16 class, I'm glad to have that option, but I don't selecting that option to make me choose a significantly slower boat, either. How do they design a weight specific mast when you can sail the boat either solo or double handed anyway?
Hard enough to stay competitive with the frequency with which you have to replace chutes & sails, etc., without adding the expense of CF mast replacement into the equation too.
CARY