I have not sailed the Javelin 2 or any other F18HT, however I have sailed the I-20. I have also spoken to several I-20 sailors about the Worrell 1000. What I have determined is that no boat will get all the sailors through the W-1000 unscaved,



I have studied the Javelin 2 hull shape and rig. The wave-piercing hull shape dicates that the major bouyancy of the hull be found near the main beam and that the bows be less bouyant than what most cat sailors are use to. The bows 'knife" through the water and as bouyance increase aft the boat rises "through" the wave. The rig is easily depowered like that of an A-Cat and rules do not preclude reefing as they do on the i-20.



This theory has been tested on numerous other designs such as A-Cats, the Hobie Fox, and most importantly 20-60 ft fast ferries in the Caribbean Seas. I have watched these ferries travelling THROUGH major waves, when the conventional ferries had to stay in port. The hulls are shaped very similarly to the Javelin 2s.



I beleive in this type of design and think that it will do as well or better than more conventional hull shapes have in the W-1000. When this hull shape, and lighter boat weight, is combined with the fact that reef points and smaller sails are allowed in the Javelin 2 rules, I think that the Javelin 2 will be SAFER than previous boats.



My $0.02 worth.