“Think : The best way to show the strong points of our class is in direct comparison on the water. Think Datchet UK again.”

“No please, lets the clause be as is and let me do my thing. Up till now it has always resulted in a growing class and attracting more builders to our full compliant setup. Something we all appreciate”.



Having watched this F-16 concept grow into reality (from the side lines) over the past few years, it appears to me that the big picture is being missed. Many do not understand Wouter because they do not share his unwavering belief in the F-16 concept. He has a vision of where he wants the class to go, and how to achieve that objective. As far as I know, he, Phil and Kirk spawned this idea and have brought it to this point of… being on the brink, of really taking off. It is obvious that they firmly believes that the F-16 compliant catamaran is the optimum compromise of beach cat racing. The F-16 did not result by accident, it is a result of careful research, planning and years of work by its founders.
Those that don’t have full faith in the concept act like “the sky is falling”. Wouter sees the same sky and says “bring it on”; it will drive us to ultimate success that much faster.

Wouter has faith that the concept of an affordable, light weight, easy to manage (on and off the water) catamaran, with superior performance, can, and will, stand on its own merits. Where many want to adhere to old methods of class formation, that have lead to past failures, the authors of the F-16 concept have chosen to cheery pick the best features of the past, combined with an eye for the future. Remember that one definition of insanity is “Wanting to do the same thing, the same way, as you have always done it, but expect to achieve a different result". Do you want to do it the same old way and fail? Or can you have a little vision of what can be?

You have an individual at the helm that has pretty much built the last few years of his life around the idea and implementation of a F-16 catamaran class concept, you might want to put a little faith in him and not drive him to such a point of frustration that he starts to unravel...

Regards,
Bob