Greg obviously consider the Viper a F-16 boat, which happens to measure in under the F-1.04
At this time it doesn't unless Greg starts building the Vipers not at 125 kg but at 130 kg and then rounding the numbers off upwards.
The F104 class uses the SCHRS system to calculate the rating of the F104 and not the Texel rating.
Of course every F16 builder can add weight to their boats to arrive at the 104 rating. That is one of the effects of having a F16 rating that is faster then any of the alternative classes. It is easy to make a boat slower.
Of course a 130 kg Viper F104 is not much compared to a 107 kg F16; 23 kg weight difference is not something that is easily brushed off the table.
We can view this as an opportunity, if a F-1.04 boat measures in under F-16 rules, to embrace the owners and invite them to race with us.
The Viper started out as a F16 and is in my opinion an F16 before all others.
The Mattia Esse Sport is an 18 foot boat and therefor none F16 compliant.
The Spitfire is too wide and has a mainsail, jib and spinnaker that is slightly too large; Non compliant therefor
The FX-Extreme ; Hulls are 17 foot long and the jib is too large. Non-F16 compliant
The Cirrus evolution : 5.09 mtr long hulls, 2.55 mtr width, 15.50 sq. mtr mainsail. 4.15 sq. mtr jib and 18 sq. mtr spinnaker make the Evolution non-compliant with F16 rules.
Basically the Cirrus Evolution is almost a Spitfire copy in its major dimensions.
Bimare X16, on the French forum it was announced that the Bim X16 would not satisfy any additional F104 rules like a minimum ready to sail weight of 130 kg. It also won't have a jib which all other F104 do, with an undersized mainsail the X16 will not come down to a rating of 104 anyway. X16 non F16 compliance has been discussed in another thread.
The only boat at this time that is playing with doule roles (F16 and F104) is the AHPC Viper. It is also the only boat that can actually do that at this time
Wouter
