Re: "Any advantage? Hard to tell, but its a cutting edge class, exactly where this kind of sailing should be, advancing the technology for all of us."

I can't resist. F-18 is a great concept and it's obviously a great class with good racing but its not cutting edge and it's not advancing the technology for all of us. The boats are heavy and all of the spinnaker launch systems I have seen are a couple of generations behind what the Tornado and F-18HT folks are now doing. The biggest thing is the weight. A 250 lb Tiger would be a dream machine! Hobie, the world is waiting for you to catch up and go hi-tech. It's time.

Just a comment from one of those snobby elitist A-boaters.

Lightweight (and lovin it).