Probably - the notion that Aus7 is on anything beyond stock Hobie is rubbish. I did measure 2 spi's for the worlds. One is the current spec Hobie item (as found on boats sold in the last year or so) and one of the previous versions. Not sure which they are using however Glen did say that what is more important that it's easy to set than the spi's raw speed overall.

For the record, neither were anywhere close to the limit. The bottom line is that these guys are good - it has nothing to do with having "special equipment".

Cheers,

Tiger Mike