I don't think this is entirely correct. The F16 guys have been quite vocal about how the F17 is NOT a formula type boat. Probably we were doing so a little too much, but it does exclude us from being the ones who wrote/said that is WAS a formula type class.

Personally (but who am I ?), I don't think the F17 is a "one design formula" type either. It is downright a "Single Manufacturer One Design" (SMOD) type. The only difference to say a Hobie 16 is that you may use two spinnaker area's depending on your weight and you may cut down the length of your daggerboards. I don't recall you may use 3rd party suppliers for things like sails etc. Therefor it is not a formula boat in any way as that would allow any part to be used as long as it measures in. In this respect it is not a One Design type like the Tornado either. In such OD classes different builders may make the same OD boat as long as it conforms to the templates, but the F17 may only be produced by Nacra and the sails may only be purchased through them.





<img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Of course WE, the F16 boats, are the BIGGEST FAD boats of all time ! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />


(FAD = Feel the Accelleration, Dude)

Wouter