Simon

I think that the only reason the small rigs are not so competitive is that not enough are out there sailing.
Are you thinking of a new or used boat? either way, you will be looking at new sails so talk to the sailmaker and see what sort of support he will give you. F18 seems to be on the up at the moment and other lightweight teams must be looking at joining us so it would be in the sailmaker/manufacturers interest to do a bit of R&D to get the small rig moving.
As you hint, the rigs are getting more and more advanced and i reckon that the lighter crews are going to start flyin'

Paul
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