I, too, am comparing the Blade and the US N17r. I go back and forth and usually come to this question: Are they really comparable? If I wanted a pure singlehanded boat, the the N17r is the choice - if I wanted the option of a tuned doublehanded (and singlehanded option) then the Blade F16 is the choice? Correct???

I know the Blade can be sailed singlehanded, but is it truly optimized for it? I want a boat that does both well.

Are there any plans by Stealth to push their F16 more in the US?