Personally, I am hoping to hear comments from the crews of the teams that are not familiar with the F16 (or even possibly with spinnaker boats, for that matter). It has to be at least as hard for the crews, or more so, than for the skippers, to adapt to a boat they are not familiar with. And some will be able to adjust more quickly than others. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />