yeah, I see a better OD market on this one. That's one cool looking little boat and although I keep coming back to the feature to go stay-less and wonder about that one, it sure would be quick to setup and reduce the chance for damaged rigging during transport.

By going OD it enables a manufacturer and designer more options to reduce cost - such as the stayless mast setup. This probably doesn't enhance the performance of the boat but probably provides some cost savings, setup time, and service liability...which is a good thing from all aspects of ownership. This boat is undoubtedly going to pack in a good deal of performance but to compete with an F12 would keep it from offering things that might be marketable to a particular audience (like the stay-less mast, skeg keels, etc.)