Doug,

I may be one of the closest Blade F16s to Lake Charles. Unfortunately, I will not be able to make it to the Deep South Regatta. The best bet may be to make it all the way to the FL pan handle (or the Alter Cup <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />). Good time to take a look.

Matt had an "Alter Cup-like" (not sure if it was actually built for AC or not) boat at Gulfport F16/A-Class regatta last weekend. Looked good. Some rigging differences for spi launch/retrieval and different foil shapes (d-boards and rudders). The boats have always been well built, but they are getting even better.