The f-22 is going to be an entry level tri using "chine" type pre-fab panels to lower assembly times/costs. There are a number of performance compromises in the design unfortunately, but for target market of dinghy/keel boaters, this will still be an excellent performer.



Many current f-boats have been very impressive in the racing scene...check out the Farrier site list in the first post to see what I mean. These boats are fast and very competitive, plus they have all the creature comforts to boot. I'm sure they can't compare to a good beach cat in terms of raw speed, but they out point nearly all types of keelboats of equal or greater lwl and can sustain 25+ knots.



I'm trying to get a ride on a F-31 next week and I'll report back here to compare its characteristics to my Tornado.



Mike.