The F16 is a great solution for a womens boat, but as a mixed class I see one very big issue: crew weight.

An Olympic level team could be competitive on a tornado at 140kg and as we have seen in all classes that get Olympic status, the optimum weight gets lower as teams work out how to sail the boats better.

The 49er, laser, laser radial and yngling all saw considerable weight drops once the classes became Olympic. The same will happen with a multihull.

So if Carolijn and Liz are competitive now at 119kg, what will be the optimum team weight for a mixed crew F16 Olympic class??