Spitfire is definately a 16 foot design and certainly not a F18. It is a one-design class in the spirit of the H16's but the F16 class has dispensated this boat because it is just sooooo similar in setup, performance and ratings. So it is not a F16 design per se but it is definately a boat that F16's sailors should look out for. In width, length, mast height etc it has the same specs. The differences between these two classes are : Spitfire has more weight, a bigger jib and a slightly bigger spi than F16's.

Like Eric said there are some very fast UK crews on that Spitfire design.


Wouter