Some very skilled sailors told me that in a handicap race you will have an advantage if you are in a fast cat (like a f18) on slower cats (like h16s) no matter how well the handicap system used is. This because you can reach wind shifts faster etc.. And it seems that in all big handicap races (texel... )the fast cats rule the slower ones, also on corrected time. Is this simply dued to the level of the crews is higher in fast cats, or do slow cats have a disadvantage?

Oh, and has someone heard anything about macca's Super-Taipan and how it's doing against Tornadoes, skiffs and other nice little high tech beauties?