Wouter,
Have you weighed the US HT fleet? (no) Have you lifted them at regatta's (no) -

I'm not going to weigh my boat #8 and I didnt weigh my first HT #22 and I dont really care what the fleet weighs now that we are not OD HT racing, so this is really a silly discussion.

My point was that Bimare should be able to build a strong boat at 180kg and that some of the US fleet was built lighter than later boats. I dont solid data to back this up, but I did lift them and look inside the hulls.

As far as the feel of the HT - its responsive, it’s sensitive. Call it jerky, twitchy, whatever - I like it.

Go sail an A cat and then lets discuss the subtle differences between the experience of sailing a light weight boat and a heavier one. Until then I don’t think you have a true point of reference.

I went from a Dart 16 to an HT and was blown away. Then I sailed an i20 and it felt sluggish. Now I have an Acat. So that’s my point of reference.

Now, the i20 does feel stable, on certain points of sail it really lights up, but I don’t get the same feel of acceleration on it as I did on the HT. And the OD HT racing made you concentrate or you got spanked. I believe this made me a better sailor.

and yes I agree with you - you are a pain in the butt.

Bill