As ever Wouter, some good food for thought. The F18 rules, as I understand them, don't allow crews below 140Kg to use the large rig, even with corrector weights.

Your comments on using custom sails for the Spitti platform are very interesting. As a one-off though, how on earth would I end up with custom sails that will do the job - bearing in mind the fine tuning that has gone into such sail designs for more established users, such as F18, F16s, etc. Is it feasible to expect a good set of sails on the first attempt?