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<br>Posted by Mark on July 18, 19101 at 13:41:43:
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<br>In Reply to: US Tigers posted by Tom Korz on July 18, 19101 at 10:43:05:
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<br>: There are are currently 2 Nacra F-18 on order, & expected to be at CatFight II, with 3 more I-18 expected to be there with their F-18 sails.
<br>Now thats 5 F-18s with 2 more Tigers, maybe the start of something.
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<br>Okay you US Isotope and Taipan guys. Who will be going and give us some experimental results on the current F16HT setup with respect to the F18's
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<br>Anyone near enough ? This catfight seems to be a good place a F18 ? F16HT test.
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<br>Wouter<br><br>

http://members.tripod.com/UNI55/catfight.htm
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<br> click to go to webpage for catfight 2 with alot of info <br><br>

I see in the attentend list that two Taipans 4.9 are going, Including Jim Boyer himself. Any change of getting him to go F16 HT by carying a 17 sq mtr. spi.
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<br>Tiapan 4.9 Jerry Kalin Mike Kalin 220*
<br>Tiapan 4.9 Jim Boyer
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<br>Kirt, can you investigate this ?
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<br>Wouter
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I'm not sure wether some-one else will take the BIM 16 to catfight. Maybe we can ask Chip Zenke to think about doing this when we're sure that a F16HT Taipan is entering.
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<br>Wouter<br><br>

Surely, the guys in the EU (like me) have a good change of testing the concept of F16HT with respect to F18 in our F18 dominated regatta's. Okay, I would do it myself where it not for the fact that I don't have a F16HT (yet ! ).
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<br>Maybe that our German and other Dutch F16HT collegue (other than Wouter and me. Can I name their names ? For they have not reacted to this forum yet ?) Anyways, Maybe that our German and other Dutch F16HT collegue have already raced against F18's with their 17 sq. mtr. genakers or will do so soon at some regatta ?
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<br>What are their findings ?
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<br>Anonimous4
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