J.P.,
If the F16 class gets going in this country, it would be interesting to see how the Isotope compares if it is rigged to fit the F16 class. And I don't think it requires somebody to buy a new boat fitted out for that purpose. An existing owner could modify their sail rig to comply, couldn't they?
Most events involving F16's will probably be on inland lakes, which are where the Isotope excels.
I'm one of those people who think that new hull designs are not necessarily better or faster than old hull designs. We just rarely get a chance to test them against each other, boat for boat.
It would be fun to have a series of F16 "shootouts" for a few years to find out what works and what doesn't as far as hull design if all the boats have relatively equal sail configurations (meaning that some might be less sail area).
IF, and that's a big if, the Isotope turned out to be fast enough to compete boat for boat in the F16 configurations, that would be a big plus for the Isotope and for its designer and manufacturer.
Then we would have TWO F16 builders in this country.