They are working hard at setting up the Blades (both F16 and F18) production there in Australia. The Capricorn F16 design is rumoured to be progressing as well.

On the info I have now, of both builders, I think we'll see both of them meet at the F16 challenge in Singapore at the latest.

That would mean that at that time the F16 class will have 4 fully optimized F16 boat builders. In chronological order. Stealth Marine in the UK (Europe), VectorWorks Marine in the USA, Australian Formula Catamarans (Blades) and AHPC in Australia.

I'm not a ranking class official anymore, so I'm saying the next comment as just a private class member, but I feel that the time is coming that we'll do well to again reach out to Bimare in Italy and see if we can have them become the second European builder of F16's. I think 2 builders in Europe will be good for the class and Bimare is strong in the Southern part of Europe.

Yes the F16 class is coming of age !

Wouter