I think its more of a matter of sailor than of boat.

You can put a really good sailor in a F14 and he can and will whoop anything bigger. On the other hand you put a really good sailor on a F18 he will whoop on everything.

It really comes down to the sailor, than the sailboat.

Not knocking down the F14 or even the F18, I am just stating what I beleive is correct.