that whole A.C. episode was strange. imagine putting up a planning monohull to beat all other designs. they must not have thought conner would use a multihull. i heard conners could have won with the formula 40 that they used to teach him how to sail a cat on. that boat was on maui, but i wonder if it got destroyed in a kona storm. actually there were 2 40's sent here from that project. one was french and one a morrelli. they were going to give rides, but i think the wind is alittle strong for that considreing the limited level of cat knowledge the captain had.
in 1976 the hobie 16 had a stars and stripes addition.
cheers, dr