I think that from all my research and discussions with current Javelin 2 owners that the best crew weight is MUCH higher than seems to be thought. Most Jav 2 sailor say they best weight is probbaly about the same as the I-20! One even said that he thought it would be higher and he has sailed the I-20 as well! I suppose time will tell, but none of the owners thought that the boat would suffer with 345 lbs crews. Let's hope that flatter sails will allow lighter crew to race this boat fairly against the the big guys.



As far as the speed of the boat, why don't you ask the I-20 owners whom have raced against it aroound the cans and in the Mug race? It beat ALL of the I-20s in the Mug and actually gained against them on the "jib reaches", by the accounts I read. The final Mug result also bears this out. As far as the around the can (upwind/downwind) stuff, check out Tradewinds, Spring fever, and Rehoboth results, if you are in doubt. Yes, both downwind and upwind are important in the W-1000, especially downwind. I doubt that the F-18hts will be faster than the I-20s in the worrell, but they shoould not much slower neither.