Hey Team,

I'm thinking about doing this event - www.sanfranciscospeed.com . I've some apprehensions due to past calamity (floating turtle into the open ocean...), in this part of the bay. I'm pretty much assured of some high speed crashes ( 25- 30kts.wind velocity expected...) ; but suspect the boat might be alot faster than most would predict and would like to validate this...

I know a Tornado and an Open 40 catamaran are entered. How will the F16 do relative to these (lets say in 25kts. ...) on speed ? Can the F16 break 20kts. under any conditions for a 500 M mean ? Your thoughts regarding boat setup etc (how flat can I make the kite ....?).

Thoughts?

Paul