Hi Craig, unfortunately, the only way to get an Alpha Omega F14 in the states, at this time, is to order one from Australia, which, with the way that the exchange rates between the Australian and US dollars are, is fairly "costly". Mind you it would still cost considerably less than any F16 cat availably in the states and it competes “head to head” with them (and larger cats as well), so it is still very good value for money.
I have communicated with a manufacturer in Florida, with the object of them producing the Alpha’s there, and although they showed interest in the idea, they are not sure of the commercial viability of producing a 14' cat in the states at this time. The free DVD is not only to let people see how well the Alpha F14 performs, but is primarily to encourage people “out there” to design, build, or convert their existing 14’ cats to the F14 concept.
14’ cats have fairly much stayed the same in basic design for more than 35 years, while the movement in other sized “off the beach” cats has shifted towards lighter, higher performing, better designed craft, carrying a spinnaker. To illustrate just how much better performance a 14’ cat is capable of, we built the Alpha F14.
It is all well and good talking about what a 14’ cat could do “IF”, so instead of talking about it what we thought we would do was let people SEE, after all “seeing is believing”.
Al the best
Darryl J Barrett