The true exception is the Taipan 5.7. 5.7 meters long, 2.60 wide and 142 kgs weight fully rigged. No use of "exspensive" materials besides the kevlar reinforcement in the hulls. These specs should be the bench mark for new cat designs. AHPC designed the Taipan 5.7 in 1995, and the boat is still at the cutting edge design wise. Give it a carbon mast, a new mainsail and self-tacker and you have a boat that will match and probably out-sail most of the post 2002 cat-models, even your beloved F16 Wouter! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />