I dont think we will see major tech leaps either. But sometimes an enterprising soul comes up with something new, like the T-foils. There is a lot we could try, but it would make things more complicated. E.g. telescoping spi-poles, canting rigs, true wave piercing hulls, banana foils etc. Most of it limited by our rules, which is a good thing.

Put a really good sailor on the F-16 and an average sailor on the A/F-18 and see what happens. Speed is mostly in our heads <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />