Here's a link to the final results of the F18 HT Nationals held this past weekend in St. Petersburg, FL.
St. Petersburg YC
Congrats to W.F. Oliver & Bob Hodges on their well deserved victory.
I was on the 6th place boat...on loan from W.F. for the event. We seemed to get good or great starts, were in mid-pack by the 1st windward in a number of the races, then we'd get clobbered going to the bottom mark. Though my skipper & I didn't do so hot, I had a great time learning this new design and flying the kite.
Here's a link to a shot of a start line jam on the Saturday (winds building to 18+ knots): Start Line Traffic Jam
That's me on the leeward most boat just after bouncing off the deck of the submerging Javelin...W.F. is almost completely under water and stayed on the wire despite!
Mike.