I guess that two independent professional catamaran builders (with hunderds of sport catamarans sold) plus a well known carbon mast builder with tens of masts in the competitive A-cat fleet are all mistaken then. As it was they who told me of the carbon shortages.

You know what, I really don't care what you think. Any person that you convince to home build a competitive A-cat due to the 10K claim will soon enough learn what the real situation is.

I can tell everybody out there that I couldn't build my timber/epoxy Taipan F16 (fully rigged with alu beams and mast) for less than 11.500 Euro's and yes I used some secondhand parts as well just like Bill. Hell my mainbeam was part of a broken mast that I could buy really cheap. Back then I could get an Ashby mainsail (competitive) for 1400 Aus$ and now he is charging 1850 Aus$. An increase of 30 % in 3 years. And it will all add up.

Now everybody else make up their own minds.

Wouter