And the website specifies that the boat is underweight for F16 sailing. However of a few Bims that I've seen the measurement data from, the weight is F16 compliant. Saying it weights such and such and actually being that are two seperate things in most beach cat classes.

With regard to speed comparisons, well, we just don't have much real life data. The only two times the Bim 16's and F16's met on the water was in 2001 in the USA and in 2005 in the Netherlands.

The first was a tie and the F16 was a standard Taipan 4.9 with an aftermarket spinnaker. Since then the sail area of the F16 has been increased and the shape has been much change. Also the standard Taipan is more narrow then a full F16. Mark Schneider sailed the Bim and Kirt Simmons sailed the Taipan. I think Mark won that match.

In 2005 we say a doublehanded Stealth F16 match up to a doublehanded Bim 16 and the Stealth F16 crew won that.

I have no data at all involving the javelin 16 design, only the Bim 16 predecessor.

Personally I feel that the larger width, larger mainsail area, shorter mast and not having a rolled-up hooter in front will favour the singlehanded F16 over the Javelin 16, especially when going upwind. But then again this is just my personal feeling as I have never seen the javelin 16 race an F16 directly (or any other boat for that matter). Personally I don't have any issues with the gennaker on the F16.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that Javelin 16 hooter not smaller in area then the F16 spi as well ? I thought it was something like 13 to 15 sq. mtr. against the 17.5 sq.mtr of the F16

Wouter