Having finally got round to reading the yearly review ans especially all the "Hoo - Ha" regarding carbon mast tip weights etc i've decided to ad my bit. I've owned a Stealth for 4 years and in all that time and with considerable amount of "mis-treatment" i've had NO problems. In fact the thing i like most about my Stealth mast is its light weight when rigging it. When i bought my boat the F16 class either didnt exist or was dormant but i've been prepared to go along with it on the understanding that my boat was fully legal to compete in F16 class racing but if this latest example of petulance and a need to show off one's engineering expertise is going to take place often then you can shove the class association where the sun doesnt shine ! I bet the other class associations must be laughing at us and our antics.
And as for the wit who said we wont run out of alloy try telling that to the Hurricane owner who hasnt had a mast for 6 months because there are no sections available and a minimum order that would be enough for 50 masts - he's trying to get a carbon mast as we speak !
STOP the petty point scoring and get on with something more constructive - PLEASE