From my understanding it takes about 10 - 12 knots of wind before the Moths can effectively fly the hull properly and over come the extra drag of the foil to enable a faster speed than a conventional hull. As my limits are about 15 - 18 knots with my Stealth then this seriously limits the number of days that I can go sailing if I have to wait until the wind gets up around 10 - 12 knots. Foils may have there place in the great scheme of things but for alround 2 - 20 knot wind sailing capabilities then I'm afraid it has got to be a conventional design.

One thing to think about in the design is that a " solid " trampoline would stiffen the boat up, would probably be lighter if " aircraft flooring " boards were to be used, would work out cheaper in the long run and would allow much smaller beams ( the loads are spread right along the hull rather than just at the attachment points ), if it were to be built into the design right from the start, just maybe it might be good idea ???????.