Hi,

I did some following of the whole discussion about which boat is the best. In A-class on this moment there is a possibility to get the right mast/sail combination for lighter or heavier people. When you give your specs , lenght, weight than there can be made a sail and mast what will fit your needs. I do not recommended a spi on a A-class when your to light, the reason is that the boat is only 2.3 meters wide and this is giving problems with not enough counterweight, the boat has the change to fly. I have have this seen a few times, the boat was lifted out of the water about 1 to 1.5 mtr and dropped down without any rudder control. When you have somebody sailing on your lower side you have a serious problem. The other issue is that the A-class as design in competition the most fun is to sail just like all the other a-class types. When you talk about sailing with spi and solo than i would consider a F16. The advantage of this is that the design is made for solo and doublehanded. Another advantage is that you don't have to carry a lot of polyester (weight)around the beach. So i would advise a F16.


Hans