The Tornado is far and away the best boat I have ever sailed..... smooth, stable and very refined not to mention FAST.

I am only fairly new to the Tornado and am currently racing a 15 year old Reg White with a brand new Marstrom mast complemented with new Olympic Sails (as used by Bundy and Forbes), Masrtrom Rudders and rear beam, plus Fredrickson front beam.

This boat set me back AUS$5500 (more realistic price would be about AUS$7000) and spent about AUS$6500 on the new rig conversion. (3 sails, spi pole and fittings/sheets)

The boat has served my needs for the last few seasons and at the last State titles our old dinosaure was peppering Bundy and Forbes in most races on their 10 year old Marstrom. The champs won every race but in most of the races the old Reggy snapped at the heels of the Marstrom, finishing seconds away. PS - Bundy and Forbes have spent a cosiderable amout of time with the Australian T sailors bringing their boats and crew up to speed. Big THANKS guys

Another season or two on the Reggy and we will upgrade to a late modle Marstrom. Whilst an older boat is still great for local racing the Marstrom boats a alot quicker and a far better quality off build.

We should be toying around with the F-18s a fair bit next season, building bigger fleet experience before sailing in Europe, but the Tornado will remain my number one boat.