Steve,

Sloop rigged Taipan and Mosquitos are definitely faster then cat rig Mosquito in wind over 20 knots. While I may have beaten sloops in those conditions I certainly don't think its the norm.
Cat rig Taipan versus Cat rig Mosquito in wind over 20knots, I would expect to race with Taipan cat rig backmarkers and beat the first Taipan on handicap if VYC yardsticks are used.
As for the standard of the sailors I race against, they are club sailors like myself.

No more from me on this thread,
Darryn