"With the F16, it is disconcerting to find yourself barely able to hang with Dart 18s, Topcats etc when beating."
Hi John, I`m struggling to understand this one - upwind the Mosquito is able to walk away from Dart 18`s when it`s enough breeze to twin-trap, and we can stay with them if it`s lighter ,say single-trapping. We point higher and go faster. Only the top 3 or so Hobie 16 sailors make us work hard upwind.
Now the Mozzie is not fully optimised and I`d expect the Stealth to be giving Dart sailors whiplash when it passes them, even upwind, given that your rig is much more efficient than mine (especially upwind)...
Have I missed something.?