What you are requesting is in fact a custom design to suit your particular situation. I think this is at odds with the larger framework of the F12 project as it stands now. Afterall, the others don't have (wave) motherships and are not planning to have these either. A good portion is looking to have a better craft then the Wave for the intended purposes.
But we've gotten it now really clear what your desires are. While I don't think this to be a good basis to develop the F12 upon I also think it is a piece of cake of designing a custom boat for you Mary. Probably using many concepts from the larger F12, but just scaled down to your preferred size.
I am not requesting anything at all. Apparently, it is useless to use imagery with you. I have tried in various ways to make you understand that there are two camps regarding the Formula 12 concept.
One camp likes the idea of the larger, faster, racier, sexier boat that you are designing and that will appeal to teenagers and can also be happily sailed by adults. I would love one of those myself.
The other camp wants a boat for the younger children, ages 7 or 8 to 12, a boat that is smaller, slower, cheaper and super easy to build. A boat that is more cute than sexy, designed more for fun than for speed.
From the very beginning of all the discussion about Formula 12 I have aligned myself with the latter camp. I have just been trying to help that camp.
But I don't know why you think that would affect what you are doing with your design.
If somebody does not design something for the little kids, I will just get a Snark. No problem.
In fact, that is what you have now convinced me that I need to do. I can get a Snark Sunflower 3.3 and it weighs 55 pounds. And they have them even smaller than that.
So I am officially out of this whole discussion, and you can breathe a sigh of relief. Thank you for helping me to make the decision. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
