Cary,

The prototype first set of hulls weighed in at 25kg. This was the same weight that the timber hulls were. There is a couple of pound saving in each hull just from some process and patern changes without ajusting the laminate at all.

Unfortunately for you dieters, we nevery fully assembled the boat until Sat morning before the Tradwinds, and I have disassembled it and cut open both of the prototype hulls to 1) fix the issue with the 1 dagger board well , and 2) fully inspect all of the connection points to make sure that there are no stress cracks or other issues that may show up later. We were lucky that this first outing was in some rough conditions, so that there was some significant stress put on all of these joints.

I Will have it back together for a test sail next weekend, so we will put it on the scales at that point. Class min is 107kg all up F16. The all glass version should be relatively close to this. Close enough that the platform could be made extreamly close to minimum weight given all carbon options, and some home made reductions for those afraid of diets.

Our goal is first off making a sound boat that is competitive with the best out there. There has been some rumours that we building with a single layer of glass cloth. I can tell you this is not the case, and just the opposite. This boat has become the one I will be racing as well as building. I am not the most carefull person when it comes to using my gear. I need something that is easy and can take some abuse. I know I will drag this across the beach when the wheels are just too far away, and sail up the shore when comming in , and my favorite time to sail is when it is blowing like stink. I have designed the laminate and structure of this boat significantly beyond what is necessary from a pure saling/use standpoint, just becuase I know 250+lb guys are going to be standing on the insided of the hulls when righting the boat, and sailing up onto the beach, and hitting the sides with knees and heads during those out of control days. If you want to sit on the beach with diapers under the hulls and brag about how light you boat is, there is a class for you called the A-cat, and we will be damn near what is min if not at, but the class is still more than the A cats.