Mike: According to the F16 rules and the specs I have read online about the SL16, NO the SL16 does not fit under the F16 rules due to the SL16's jib is bigger by .05m^2

Here is a view of what I have. You can see at a glance that boat for boat, the SL 16 is disadvantaged against a F16. This is why I dont think it is a good idea for the F16 class to openly invite them into the F16 group. To me it would seem like we would be inviting an under powered boat to compete vs us, and guarantee the F16 victory over the SLs. I would invite a faster boat, not a slower boat. (This is speaking BOAT FOR BOAT. Without taking into account sailors or loose nuts on the tillers)

Lengths are measured in meters, weight in Kg and sail areas in squared meters. The blacked off areas are areas I am still working with the excell spreadsheet and are totally irrelevant to this discussion.