Beautiful boat Clayton. Have you had it in surf?
Bill, when I said competitive I really meant socially competitive. I had my first race last Sunday in my Red7, there was another bloke racing who had a S&G ski that he had designed himself and it got along very nicely. He was younger than me and had a history of competing in surf lifesaving races so I assume that made up for his boat which would be slower on paper. He had some trim issues as well but a build like this presents some interesting challenges.
And as you all know, it doesn't matter how high tech your commercial boats are, the crowds are always ogling the timber boats. I miss all the attention my CH17 got.

Cheers