As far as I have been able to find out, the "EU F20 class" is as dead as a dodo. There was some initative and racing in 2000/2001, but since then I have not seen any information about a F-20 class. The late F-20 class was based on the N20 and the Hobie Fox. So saying that the N20 is a F20 is a little far fetched in my opinion, as I dont see any F-20 class or class activites. Many N20's out there racing, but not as F-20s
To complicate this, there are builders/designers claiming to be building F-20s, which dont fit within the N20 parameters or the rules posted on:
http://www.f20.nl/Ref:
http://www.morrellimelvin.com/sailboats/racing/020-Ventillo.htmlI agree with Mark and Marc, the goal for a F-20 class must be racing first over the finish line. Be it distance events or around the cans.. Toss the Tornados, N20s, N6.0s and other non exotics into the F-20 bag and go racing. Problem is of course as Mark points out, the owners dont want to go racing often enough. The right persons to orchestrate and get a F-20 class flying is not here and there is little interest from manufacturers.
I want to (and will) do a 20 foot racing cat anyhow, for my personal enjoyment and distance racing. As I said earlier, I believe the F-20 class should be targeted for crews a bit heavier than what is competitive in the F-16/18 and Tornado class.
