The super Taipan is markedly quicker than the Tornado in conditions up to 15kts then the gap closes and at about 22ks its pretty much he same.

Most sailing is done id the 15kt and less range so as a race boat its a bit of a weapon.

The carbon mast is good from the weight point of view but its the same dimensions as the std alloy mast. The rest of the sail planis not far from std apart from the kite which has a longer luff by about 3 feet. The increae in width has been the greatest gain. The boat is so much quicker upwind once you have the hull flying. It also allows the hulls which are canted outwards to be level with the water whilst flying a hull.

The boat is totally quiet which is pretty spooky and it has so much less drag compared to the T particularly downwind. The kite sheet loads are always lighter than the T.

A Super Taipan class would be cool, but the market is just not here is OZ, but I reckon there will be a mad Euro who will ge some great use from the boat.